Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 22,786, Adna Winslow Clift, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Clift, Adna Winslow Bethiah
N. 22,786
CONTENTS

Massachusetts 659
Bethiah Clift
widow of Adna Winslow Clift decd.
Mar 11 th
who died on the 11. June 1825
of Plymouth in the State of Mass o who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Packard of the Regt. commanded by Col Putnam in the Mass o line for 6 mos Private
3 " 26 days Lieut.
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass o
at the rate of -70- Dollars -67-Cents per annum.
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of March 1837 and sent to J. H. Ladd Esq.
Attorney  Present J. H. Ladd Esq.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1837 $424.02
Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept. " 35.33
$459.35
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3 d }
Recorded by M. H. Addison Clerk, Book Vol. Page 47

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Pethuah Clift Map
Rolls 75. 6m. pr Packard Vol 16 p. 6. June 1. Lut. 3. m. 26. Vol. 17 p. 86
Alloc. h m pr 20 326 Land 57. 46 no deduction 70. 46
J. H. Lord Plymo. Ms.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Plymouth County ss.
On this twenty sixth day of January in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and thirty seven personally appeared my witness Woodbury before the Court of Probate of the County of Plymouth aforesaid, Bethiah Blift a resi- dent of East Bridgewater in the county of Plymouth and State of Massachusetts aged seventy nine years, who being first 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 fourth 1836. That she is the widow of Adna Winslow Blift who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution and served as she believes as follows, in Eight months at Providence in the continental establishment as a ser- geant in Capt. Packards Company and Col. Brauns Regiment in the year seventeen hundred and seventy five - also three months in the year seventeen hundred and seventy six at Newport Rhode Island in Capt. Abram Washburns Company, the Col. s name I do not recollect. Also served three months in the year seventeen hundred and eighty one at West- Point in the State of New York as second Lieutenant in Capt. Bicknells Company and Col. Putnam's Regiment. She further declares that she was mar- ried to the said Adna Winslow Blift the thirteenth day of January 1777 by the Reverend Samuel Ardin a

Minister of the Gospel in the town of Bridgewater, and that her said husband Adna Winslow Blift died the Eleventh day of June 1825 and that she has remained a widow ever since that period. And she further declares that her said husband sometimes was called and written sometimes Adna Winslow Blift and sometimes Winslow Blift.
Bethnah her  X Blift mark
I sworn to and subscribed the day and year first above mentioned before me the Subscriber: And I further certify that the above named Bethnah Blift is a credible person; but from bodily infirmity is unable to leave her dwelling to attend a Court to make her aforesaid declaration.
Wilkes Wood Judge of the Court of Probate for the County of Plymouth
Plymouth ss. I Jacob H Lord Register of Probate for said County do hereby certify that Wilkes Wood Esq 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 Probate Court for said County this twenty seventh day of January 1837. Jacob H. Lord

Certificate of Marriage

The following Record of the Publication of the in- tentions of Marriage between Adner Winslow Clift and Bethia Orr, is Recorded on the 443 d page in the Book of Records of Publications & Marriages, belonging to the Town of Bridgewater in the County of Plymouth and State of Massachusetts, Dec r . 28 th 1776 Adner Winslow Clift & Bethia Orr both of Bridgewater. The Record of the Marriage of the above named persons is not on the Book of Records belonging to the town of Bridgewater. But I have found upon the Book of Records of Marriages consummated by the Rev. Samuel Angier kept by him who was one of the Ministers of Bridge- -water the following Record.
January 13 th 1777 Adner Winslow Clift and Bethia Orr, both of Bridgewater, were Married by Samuel Angier. Mitchell Keith Town Clerk of Bridgewater
Commonwealth of Massachusetts - Plymouth County ss Personally appeared, this nineteenth day of January 1837, the above named Mitchell Keith, who is Clerk of the town of Bridgewater and a credible person and made oath that the above certificate by him subscribed is true Before me Solomon Hale Justice of Peace

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 22.786
Bethiah Clift Widow of Adna Winslow Lieut Genl Mass
Act July 4 th 86
Index: Vol A , Page 139
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Squire Industrie n
Joseph Saylor's Deposition.

I Joseph Silvester of North Bridgewater in the town of Plymouth Commonwealth of Massachusetts of full age do testify & say that I served three months on west point in the war of the Revolution in the year Seventeen hundred & eighty one in the Regt of Col. Putnam in Capt Luke Bicknalls Company & that Winslow Clift of Bridgewater was Ensign in said Company & served three months on said point
Joseph Silvester
Commonwealth of Massachusetts -
Plymouth County ss Jan'y 16. 1837 Personally ap- -peared this day the aforesaid Deponent Joseph Silvester Esq. and made oath to the truth of the foregoing Deposition by him subscribed. And I certify that I am personally acquainted with the Deponent afore- -said and he is considered and reported to be a Gentleman of truth and veracity.
Eliah Whitman Justice of Peace

Robert Youngs Deposition

I Robert Young of East Bridgewater in the county of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in the eighty second year of my age, do depose, set forth and say, that I was in the War of the Revolution, and that I enlisted into the service in the Autumn of the year seventeen hundred and seventy six, under Capt. Abram Washburn and immediately marched to Rhode Island, and served in Capt. Abram Washburns company two months as near as I can recollect (it might have been three months as some have stated) on the Island (Newport) in the State of Rhode Island, and if my memory serves it was in Col. Walls or Col. Jacobs Regiment - And I further depose set forth and say that Adna Winslow Graft enlisted into Capt. Abram Washburns company at the same time I did and marched with me to Newport and served the aforesaid time with me in Capt. Abram Washburns company and at the expiration of the term returned home with me. I further depose set forth and say that I was well acquainted with the said Adna Winslow Graft previous to his entering into the service and after his return until his death - Robert Young
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Plymouth County ss Jan'y 25. 1837 Personally appeared this day the aforesaid Deponent Robert Young and made oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him subscribed - And I further certify that I am personally acquainted with the deponent aforesaid and he is considered and reputed to be a man of truth and veracity. Before me. Melborne Young Jur. Clerk

James Cummins
Debit
A. W. Clift
Mrs —

I James Crooker of East Bridgewater in the County of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in the Eighty second year of my age do depose set forth and say, that I was in the war of the Revolution, in the Eight months service (so called) at Roxbury near Boston, in the year seven- teen hundred and seventy five, and that Adna Winslow Clift of Bridgewater was in the said Eight months service at said Roxbury in Capt. John Packards Company, Col. David Brewer's Regiment and Gen. John Thomas's Brigade, and served as a sergeant in said Company - And I do further depose set forth and say that I was well acquainted with said Adna Winslow Clift previous to his entering into the said service, and while he was in the eight months service at Roxbury, and that the said Adna Winslow Clift served his country faithfully during the aforesaid Eight months service at said Roxbury -
James Crooker
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Plymouth County ss. Jan'y 17. 1837 Personally appeared this day the aforesaid Deponent James Crooker and made oath to the truth of the foregoing Deposition by him subscri- bed - And I further certify that I am personally acquainted with the Deponent aforesaid and he is considered and re- puted to be a man of truth and veracity -
Before me Welcome Young Jus. Peace.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Plymouth Y. I Jacob H. Lord Register of Probate for said County do hereby certify that Artemas Heale, Eliab Whitman & Welcome Young Esquires are Justices of the Peace in & for said County & that the signatures to the several annexed affidavits purporting to be signed by them are their true & genuine signatures.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of the Probate Court for said County this twenty seventh day of January 1837 Jacob H. Lord

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Clift, Joseph GRADE Private LINE New York
WARRANT NUMBER 6921 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Oct. 22, 1791 to Asa Ballard, assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.