Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 46644, James Clark, Mass

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Clark, James
S. 46644
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Maine 27.5 35
James Clark's Heirs of Kennebec in the State of Maine who was a private in the Company by Captain Plummer of the Mass Militia and in other time for
Corps 21 months 5 d 1 m o 10 d o
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 75 Dollars 55 Cents per an to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834. Issued 22 July 1832
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 day of Aug 1834 and sent R.C. to Augusta Me
Arrears to the 4th of Semi-annual allowance ending } $104.
Revolutionary Claim Not June 7, 1833
Recorded by Book E Vol. 1 Page 9

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Lincoln Is. On the fourth day of April, A.D. 1818, before me Josiah Stebbins, a Judge of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Second Eastern Circuit, personally appeared James Clark, above named, and made oath to the truth of the foregoing Declaration by him subscribed. Josiah Stebbins.
I, James Clark further testify and declare that by reason of my reduced circumstances in life I am in need of assistance from my country for support.
James Clark
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Lincoln Is. On the second day of April, 1819, James Clark above named made oath to the truth of the above affidavit. Before me, Josiah Stebbins, a Judge of the Second Eastern Circuit.

I James Clark, of Jefferson in the County of Lincoln and District of Maine, a citizen of the United States, on oath declare and say: That at New Castle in the County aforesaid, in May, 1778, I enlisted as a private soldier, on the continental establishment, in the war of the revolution, for the term of nine months: - was placed and served in the company of Capt. George White of Topsham in the County of Lincoln aforesaid, and regiment of Col. Benjamin Tupper, in the Massachusetts line; and served out my time aforesaid, being nine months, in the same company, at West-Point, White Plains and vicinity; received my pay for the same time, on the twentieth day of March, 1779, and a regular discharge, which is now lost. Before this, I served nine months in Maine, and afterwards three months in Rhode Island, and on some shorter expeditions against the enemy.
James Clark

James Clarke
Not Entitled 11370 5 June 189.
Robert P. Foss Augusta Maine
Dear Sir Please copy
Before me Nathaniel Westbury of 666. Place. the within copy of June 1890 both the draft and schedule described, seems to contain

State of Maine.
I John Davis Clerk, for the County of Wawneboc of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the second Eastern Circuit, embracing the counties of Lincoln, Ken- nebec and Somerset, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court ; and that the original was exhibited in open Court ; and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule, including debts due to the declarant therein stated, is Eight hundred  fifty dollars and  and and deducting therefrom the amount of what the declarant owes, as set forth in said Schedule, the value of said property in the opinion of said Court, is Nothing  and  Cents
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this twenty fourth day of June 1820.
John Davis Clerk of said Court for the County of Wawneboc
Exhibit A. Schedule of assets, contracts or debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is

State of Maine.
4457
KENNEBEC COUNTY, ss.
ON this Twentieth day of June , 1820, personally appeared before  in open Court before  Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset, being a Court of Record for said Counties, proceeding according to the course of the common law, having original jurisdiction, unlimited in amount, keeping a record of their proceedings, and having the power of fine and imprisonment, James Clark aged three years, resident in Jefferson in the County of Lincoln in said Circuit, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, viz. in the Company commanded by Captain White and Regiment commanded by Colonel Pepper the line of the State of Massachusetts upon the Continental Establishment, for the period of nine months was at the Battle of Mon- mouth-
that his original declaration was made before Judge Stebbins on the fourth day of April 1818; that he is now on the Maine Roll, and that his pension certificate is numbered 11370 . And I, the said James Clark do further solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled, "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts, due to me; nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
James Clark
The following is a Schedule of my whole Estate and income, necessary clothing and bedding excepted, viz: one hundred acres of land with an old house and barn thereon, of the value of six hundred dollars, one large horse twenty years old worth but ten dollars, five cows of the value of twenty five dollars, one yoke of oxen of the value of forty five dollars, one yoke of two year old steers of the value of twenty dollars, two yearlings of the value of ten dollars, fourteen sheep of the value of the value of twenty three dollars, four swine of the value of twelve dollars, old house hold furniture of the value of twenty dollars, besides necessary bedding, Farming utensils of the value of fifteen dollars, one waggon of the value of twenty dollars, I have no debts due me that can be collected, and I owe as much as nine hun- dred dollars. I have a lot of wild land of the value of fifty dollars.

The income of the above, after deducting the interest of the money I owe does not exceed twenty five dollars a year. My occupation is that of a farmer, but from age and infirmity being troubled with the Rheumatism, am totally unable to labor. My family at home consists of myself and wife Patience aged fifty years being out of health and entirely unable to labor, my son John aged twenty five years, my daughter Mary aged twenty one years, my daughter Elizabeth aged nineteen years, my daughter Charlotte aged sixteen years, my daughter Jane aged thirteen years, Almina aged eight years, and Francis Gair, a boy that lives with me aged sixteen years. Except the foregoing and my necessary clothing and bedding, I have no estate or income whatever.
James Clark
Subscribed, sworn to and declared both the oath and schedule on the twentieth day of June 1820
Before me Nathan Weston Jr J. B. B. Pleas.
A true Copy
Allen T. Davis Clerk.

Declaration of Robt. C. Vose for the services of James Clark deceased
Det. Mass'ts. Troops.
Capt. Plumme's Co. 10 months
Capt. Jones' Co. Col. North's regt. } 3 months
Capt. White's Co. Col. Tupper's regt. } 9 months
Privt. Lt. Jno. Jones' servt. 22 months 1 month 23 months
Prof. Nathl. Rollings & J. P. Robinson Credible witnesses. H. C. Bangs Certificante.
Private 22 months Sergeant 1 month 23 months.
Robert C. Vose Augusta, Me.

Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
STATE OF MAINE, } ss. KENNEBEC COUNTY.
On this Eleventh day of December A. D. 1833 personally appeared in Open Court before the Hon. David Perham  NATHAN WESTON, JUN'R. , a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court  of Common Pleas of said State, Robert C. Vose a resident of Augusta in the County of Kennebec and State of Maine, aged years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of for the heirs of James Clark deceased the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year with Captain  and served in Col.  regiment of  the  line of troops under the following named officers:
That he well knew James Clark late of Jefferson in the County of Lincoln who was a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States under the Act of Congress March 18, 1818, & who was in 1830, dropped from the Maine Roll on account of his property & never after was of record. That the said James Clark as the said Vose is informed & believes died at said Jefferson the 22 d day of July 1832, without having made a declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of June 7, 1832. The said Vose further declares that by the evidence of Nathaniel Rollins & others he is informed & fully believes that said Clark served in the Revolutionary war as follows, viz. That said Clark enlisted in March 1776, as a private for ten months in Capt. Benjamin Plummer's company raised for the defence of the sea coast of Maine & served until honorably discharged at the termination of his period of enlistment in November of the same year. That in January or February 1777, said Clark enlisted as a private for three months in Capt. Jones company in Col. North's regiment of the Massachusetts troops; that he served at Rhode Island & was honorably discharged at the termination of his period of enlistment in April of the same year. That in May 1778, the said Clark enlisted as a private for nine months in Capt. George White's company in Col. Faxon's regiment of the Massachusetts troops; that he served at various places, & was honorably discharged at the termination of his period of enlistment in February 1779.
That said Clark  the was placed on the Maine roll under the Act of Congress of March 18, 1818, and that his pension certificate is numbered  and dropped therefrom on account of his property. That at that time he resided in Jefferson in the County of Lincoln and State of Maine, and now resides in where he died .
That the said Clark served as a Sergeant in St. John Jones' Scout of Volunteers at Cambridge from Nov. 25 th to Dec. 24 th 1780, a period of one month & was then honorably discharged. The said Vose further declares that he knew the said James Clark for more than thirty years before his death & believes that he served as above stated. That he has no documentary evidence to prove said Clark's services & knows of none. That the only children & heirs at law of the said Clark as the said Vose is informed by the certificate of the Probate of said Clark's will are Alexander Clark, Hannah Jones wife of James Jones & John Lythgoe of said County of Lincoln, are Alexander Clark, Elizabeth Witham wife of Joseph Witham of said County of Lincoln, Mary Clark wife of John Perkins of said County of Lincoln, Sarah Clark wife of John Clark of said County of Lincoln, and Light wife of John Light of Washington, Maine. The said James Clark having left no widow.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that said Clark's name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any State, except as aforesaid.
Robert C. Vose
3
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
David Perham Jr. C. Pleas
And the said Judge does hereby declare his opinion that the above named applicant was  was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he stated by said Vose.
David Perham Jr. C. Pleas

James Clark 2 d ad vt declaration & E Rollins dep t . see Judge Walton certificate included.)
June 1. 1827.
R. C. Vose. Augusta

I am satisfied that the facts detailed by James Clark, the applicant, are true, and that he is a poor and helpless old man. Nathan Weston Esq.
I James Clark, of Jefferson Lincoln County Maine, aged sixty nine an applicant for a pension do further upon Oath declare, that, prior to the passing of the law of March 18. 1818. I had made an agreement with my son John, to live with me after he had arrived to the age of 21 years and to pay him for his services by letting him have my homestead. John accordingly has lived with me and has paid many of my debts and assisted me in supporting myself & family. There was no written agreement, but a verbal understanding between us and I so stated the matter to Judge Weston before whom I made my first schedule, his reply was that the debts I owed would be considered in offset against the property I had then in possession and since that time I have made a deed and conveyed the property as mentioned in my second schedule. I am very lame and infirm and wholly unable to labor of any kind. My wife has also been sick and under the Doctor's care and has been under his care for more than seven years last past as will also appear by Dr. Brown's Certificate forwarded by me to the Pension office. I have been lame & unable to labor for ten years, & unable to dress myself without assistance. I now continue to live with my son as I have before stated.
1. Kennebec June 1 1827
James Clark
Subscribed sworn to & declared before me Nathan Weston Esq.
Notary S.P.C.
I Elephalet Rollins, of Hallowell, Kennebec County, Maine aged sixty eight years upwards now on the Pension Roll of Maine do upon Oath declare that I have been well acquainted with James Clark, above named from his youth we were boys together. I well know that his son John lived in his father's family and labored assisted and assisted his father in the manner above by him stated. The said James Clark is a very infirm man and has been so and unable to labor for more than ten years last. And I was present in Court at the time said Clark made his first schedule, and well recollect his stating to Judge Weston, the demand his son John had upon him for four years labor which was to be paid out of the proceeds of his place where he lived & that if his said son should continue to live with him & labor as he had done heretofore he was to have his pay either by sale of the place or to take it himself. As I

have before stated I know that the said James Clark is now and has been for many years wholly unable to labor or do any kind of work and must depend wholly on public or private charity for his support. I also know of the services of his daughter Elizabeth which he also mentioned to Judge Weston.
Kennebec J. June 1. 1827
Elizabeth Robbins
Subscribed sworn to and declared the deponent being in my opinion a credible witness.
Nathan Weston J. P. Jut. S. P. C.
State of Maine.
Kennebec J.
I the subscriber Clerk of all the Judicial Courts held within the said county of Kennebec, do hereby certify the Hon; Nathan Weston, J. P. before whom the above proceedings were had is a justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of said State of Maine & duly qualified as such; In testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my name & affix the seal of said Supreme Judicial Court this first day of June A. D. 1827.
R. C. Foss, Clerk

State of Maine
Lincoln ss
To whom it may concern
I Nathaniel Coffin Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within for said County of Lincoln hereby Certify that Jesse Rowell Esq. whose name is subscribed to the depositions annexed to this Certificate viz the deposition of Elizabeth
Witham dated Novemr 7 th Samuel Jackson Nov. 8 th & the depositions of Nathl Bryant, Wm. Mooney, John Clark & James Sawyer dated Nov. 9 th inst. is and was, on those days, a Justice of the Peace, duly & legally commissioned & qualified to act as such in for said County, and the several signatures of said Justice to the several depositions aforesaid hereto annexed are his own proper signatures. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand the seal of the Court of Common Pleas for said County this eleventh day of November A.D. 1825.
Nathl Coffin

11, 370 Dist. of Maine. R
James Clark, 2 a
of Lincoln Co. 4 in the state of Massach ts who was a private - in the regiment commanded by Colonel Tupper , of the Massach ts line, for the term of nine months .
Inscribed on the Roll of Dist. of Maine , at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 4. of April, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5. of June, 1819 and sent to Robert C. Vose , agent Augusta, Kennebec Co: dist. of Maine.
Arrears to 4th of March, 1819. . . . 88. 23.
Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4. Sept. } 48 "
10 mo: 27 } 1819. } $:136. 23.
30 } 8 4 } 31 }
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Not entitled to a pension under the law of the 1 May 1820 Notification sent to, R C Vose 13 July 1820. Augusta Me.

The Deposition of Samuel Jackson to be used in the case of James Clark Claimant for a restoration on the Pension list.

I Samuel Jackson of Jefferson in the county of Lincoln and State of Maine do hereby do depose and say, That I had a long standing account with Mr. James Clark of the town and county aforesaid, for carding wool and dressing cloth. That some time between January and April eighteen hundred and twenty three I settled with the said James Clark (Claimant to be restored to the Pension list) and found a balance due me of twenty five Dollars, and in April the fifth eighteen hundred and twenty three John Clark son of the said James Clark came forward and paid me the balance due from his father James Clark to me by his note for that sum which note I now hold, against John Clark &c.
Sam Jackson
Lincoln So. On the eighth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty five. The aforesaid deponent was examined and cautioned, and sworn agreeable to facts to the deposition aforesaid by him subscribed, taken at the request of James Clark claimant for a restoration on the pension list for services during the revolution war before me Jesse Howell Justice of the Peace.
I certify that the abovenamed deponent to me well known as a credible witness
Jesse Howell Justice of the Peace

I certify that the within named Deponent is to me well known as a credible witness. Jesse Rowell justice of the peace

I Nathan Bryant of Lawful Age testify and say, that John Clark of Jefferson son to James Clark is charged on my books sixteen dollars & sixty seven cents. Also for your father Jas Clark since been four dollars & five cents. Also your father since for forty seven dollars & sixty cents amounting to sixty eight dollars & thirty two cents. all which for sundry provision & necessaries for the said John Clark formerly in the year 1814. Spent a small quantity of cash delivered in 1822 all which the said John Clark paid me for on his father's account that I also am well acquainted with Mr James for thirty years last past and have considered him a man of good moral character and whom credit ought to be relied on his word & both as a good citizen and a man of veracity. also he is a very informed man & now a cripple my place of residence is in Nobleboro in the State of Maine in the County of Lincoln have been a merchant in this place for thirty years last past & well acquainted with said Jas Clark & further more I do hereby attest
Nathan Bryant

Lincoln Is. on the ninth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty five the within named deponent was examined, and cautioned, and sworn agreeable to Law to the deposition aforesaid by him subscribed taken at the request of James Clark, and to be used in the case of James Clark Claimant to be restored on the Pension List
Before me Jesse Howell Justice of the Peace
I certify that the within named deponent is to me well known an credible witness Jesse Howell Justice of the Peace
The deposition of Nath. G. Geyer is to be used in the case of James Clark apprehended to be restored to the pension list

I W th Many of Newcastle County of Lincoln and State of Maine Merchant - of Lawful age to testify and Say that James Clark of Jefferson at that time I never did purchase and receive from me out of My Store in S d Newcastle the Sundry goods wares and Merchand. of the following denomination for the use of himself and Support and Family, S z E I was Sugars Bread Stuffs Cloathings - and such other articles as are necessary for the the Family as said account was Commenc d in the Year Eighteen Hundred and Twenty and Continued and Clos d by his son John Clark paying me the Amount of My Account against his Father in Eighteen Hundred and Twenty by then said account I think and am Satisfied - Bordered on two Hundred and thirty three dollars and fifty Cents -
and I further testify and say that I have known James Clark of Jefferson since I commenced living in Newcastle Maine in 1814 and that he always sustain d the reputation of an honest Industrious and Respectable sober Man - but is now rendered unable to support himself and Fa- mily in consequence of Lameness which has been a symptom of a Rheumatic Nature, and further say that W th Moore

Lincoln Co. On the ninth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty five, the aforesaid deponent was examined, and cautioned and sworn to the deposition aforesaid by him subscribed. taken at the request of James Clark, and to be used in the case of said James Clark applicant to be restored on the Pension list.
before me J. P. Howell Justice of the Peace
I certify that the within named deponent is to me well known as a credible witness Jesse Howell Justice of the Peace
The Deposition of Wm Mooney to be used in the case of James Clark applicant for a restoration on the Pension list

I John Clark of Jefferson in the county of Lincoln and state of Maine farmer, do depose and say That as near as I can remember, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty one I purchased two Lots of land of my Father James Clark of said Jefferson, the one called the home stead I purchased for the sum of six hundred Dollars, and one other Lot of wild land containing upwards of one hundred Acres for the sum of one hundred and fifty Dollars, amounting to the sum of seven hundred and fifty Dollars - and I paid my father for said land in the following manner viz - I worked for my father after I was twenty one years old for the term of four years at one hundred and fifty Dollars per year, amounting to the sum of six hundred Dollars - I paid William Mooney for my father the balance of account &c, the sum of two hundred thirty one three Dollars. I paid James  William Sawyer balance of his acct. the sum of twenty three Dollars fifty nine cents To Nathl Bryant I gave it the sum of sixty- eight Dollars and thirty two cents. - and to Eliza- beth Clark now Elizabeth Witham the sum of one hundred Dollars and to Capt Saml Jackson the sum of twenty five Dollars, and several other small debts the amount of which is now unrecalled.

I further say that my father has not been able to labour at all since I was twenty one years of age, which is about nine years since and my mother died of consumption, after a long and lingering fit of sickness, which cost my father nearly all of the stock and very well property that he had in possession before and for the use of the family and further your deponent saith not
John Clark
Lincoln Is On the ninth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty five. The aforesaid deponent was examined and cautioned and sworn to the deposition aforesaid by him subscribed. Taken at the request of James Clark and to be used in the case of said James Clark, application to be admitted to the Deposition List before me J. P. D. Sheriff Justice of the peace I certify that the above named deponent is to me well known as a credible credible witness J. P. D. Sheriff Justice of the peace

I James Sawyer of Nobleboro in the County of Lincoln and State of Maine Merchant, do testify and say, That James Clark of Jefferson in said County of Lincoln had from my store Sundries good, in the years eighteen hundred and eighty, nineteen, and twenty, amounting to twenty three Dollars and fifty nine cents which were paid for by his son John Clark. The above goods were Tea, Sugar, Molasses, Gas, Coffee & c. and am of opinion said good were applied to the use of said James Clark family. I am well acquainted with said James Clark, and consider him to be a man of truth and veracity. also he is a very infirm man and now a cripple his manner of employment and occupation is a farmer and further your deponent saith not
James Sawyer
Lincoln ss. On the ninth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty five, The aforesaid deponent was examined, and cautioned, and sworn, to the Deposition aforesaid by him subscribed taken at the request of James Clark and to be used in the case of said James Clark application to be restored on the pension list before me Joseph Howell Justice of the Peace

I certify that the within named Deed is to me well known as a credit to my life & a part of the means
The Deed of James Sawyer to be used in the case of James Clark applies for a pension on the Pension list
Approved in the case of
James Clark
R. C. Voss

James Clark
Certificate of Secy. of State of Massachusetts, of service of James Clark in Capt. Plummer's col. in 1776. That there are no rolls of Capt. Jones' col. in 1777.
Papers in this case on file in the Pension office,
R. C. Vose.
Augusta, Me.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, July 10 th 1834.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of James Clark, as a private, is borne on the Muster rolls of Capt. Benjamin Plummer's company, from March 5 th to December 10 th 1776, as having been paid at £1-16- 8 per month 9 months 5 days £16-8-9.
James Clark claims for services under Capt. Joseph Jones, in Col. North's regt. in 1777, but the roll he describes is not found in this Office.
Edward D. Bangs Secy

21 w 5 days pined 1 w 2 days
James Clark died 22 nd July 1832
also Clark
Hannah Jones wife of James Jones John Clark
Mary Perkins wife of Mr Perkins Elizabeth William wife of Joseph William Charlotte Light wife of Mr Light None Clark
Almira Clark

Augusta, Me. July 23 d . 1834.
Sir,
I send you herewith the certificate of the Secy. of State of Massachusetts of the service of James Clark in Capt. Plummer's co y . in 1776. & that there are no rolls in his office of Capt. Jones' co y . in Col. North's regt. in 1777. The Declaration in this case, made by myself, on behalf of the heirs of said James Clark deceased, was proved & filed in your Department in February last, & on the 13 th of March following I received your report of the case as follows, viz, "The papers in behalf of the heirs of James Clark, are incomplete, from not shewing, by the best evidence, his service in Plummer's company of sea-coast-men in 1776, as well as in Capt. Jones' co y . in Col. North's regt. The papers are placed on file awaiting proof from the Archives of Massachusetts as to these services." The requirements of your Department being now complied with

with, I trust I shall soon receive the pension certificate. Your early attention to this is requested.
Very respectfully,
Your obedt servt
Robert C. Rose
Col. J. L. Edwards. Comm. of Pensions. Washington.

James Clark
Payable semi-annually. The first payment on this Certificate will be made on the 4th of September, next, in the district of Maine, at the Cumberland Bank, Portland.
Recorded

War Department.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I CERTIFY that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th of March, 1818, James Clark , of Lincoln County, Mass. late a private in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Dist. of Maine Agency, at the rate of Eight dollars per month, to commence on the fourth day of April , — one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen .
GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this fifth — day of June , — one thousand eight hundred and nineteen.
J. L. Edwards, in the absence and on behalf of the Secretary of War.

We the Subscribers do hereby certify that James Clark resident in the town of Jefferson is unable to gain a livelihood by his labour being afflicted with the rheumatism and has no property or income where with to support himself and family June 26 th 1824 Sam l Jackson of Selectmen Daniel Weeks of Jefferson
Jefferson 9 th May 1823 Recieved of John Clark d two hundred for James Clark in full for my services as an indentured apprentice to the said James Clark Attest Ezra Richardson Francis Leen
1823 June 23 M c James Clark Sir I credited you by your son John twenty three dollars & fifty three cents before our settlement in 1820 James Sawyer

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Jefferson Jan 9 th 1823
Recd of John Clark one hundred dollars for James Clark in full of all demands
Elizabeth Witham

Newcastle July 13 th 1823
Re d From John Clark. 3 two Dollars and thirty two dollars on account of his Father in Rule. and thirty three cent.
$232.33
William
[Signature]

See letter to R. L. Wolfe May 12, 1824

James Clark, Maine, Rev. placed on roll June 1819 & dropt.
See letters Feb. 25. 1826 to R. C. Vose & August 13. 1827 - also to J. F. Wingate, April 25. 1829. do. to Hon. P. Sprague Feb. 8. 1832 - do. to same Feb. 27. 1832 -
(Sept. 1819)
Ms. A. 1. 2 v. 1 p. 3
Some papers handed to Vose see Receipt

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, October 23 th 1833.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of James Clark as a Serjeant is found on a Pay Roll of Lt John Jones' Scout of Volunteers, under the command of Brig d General Wadsworth, where he is allowed from November 25 th to December 24 th 1780. One Month.
Edward D. Bangs Secy

Deposition of James Robinson Revolutionary Claim Iowa State
James Clark
Sworn satisfied that the deponent is a credible witness. Daniel P. Turner Sec. Com. Plene

I James Robinson of Jefferson in the County of Lincoln and State of Maine if I live until the twenty fourth day of September next shall be twenty six years of age, do testify and say that I am well acquainted with James Clark of said town of Jefferson, and was with him at in Rhode Island in the State Service in the Militia in the company commanded by Lieut Joseph Jones in the Regiment commanded by Col. Joseph North for the term of three months, we were then at Rhode Island in the month of February A.D. 1779 and as near as I can recollect was discharged some time in the month of April of the same year, the company in which said James Clark and myself belonged was stationed at the Four corners then called Tiverton. The British at that time had possession of the Island, - Also in the month of June A.D. 1778 said James Clark and myself enlisted in the United States Service in the company commanded by Col. Whipple myself and said James Clark in the company commanded by George White. Major Putnam commanded the Regiment in which I belonged and James Clark was in the Regiment commanded by Col. Benjamin Tupper, said James Clark and myself served at that time the term which we enlisted for which was nine months when we said Clark and myself entered and joined the Army at North River at West Point State of New York we continued with the U.S. Troops from West Point to White Plains etc. until the month of March or near as I can recollect at Colonel's Brook, we was discharged.
James Robinson
Signed before me on the sixteenth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two. The aforesaid deposition was examined, and cautioned and sworn, as the law directs to the depositions aforesaid by him subscribed. Taken at the request of James Clark of Jefferson in D County Maine and to be used in a claim of said James Clark for a Pension for Revolutionary services rendered, the Revolutionary war. Who is a Justice of the Peace & Prothonotary of the Peace Nathan Weston

Maine.
James Clark, Private wed 9 months from 1778.
Schedule dated 20 th June 1820. Estate, - 100 acres of land, old use & Barn thereon. - $600. - "of wild land" - 50. - 10 horses 20 yrs old - 10. - 10 $75. - 40 he 6 yrs $45. 120. - 10 of 2 y old steers - 20. - 100 swine $10 - 14 sheep $23. - 33. - 100 swine - 12. - old household furniture - 20. - farming utensils. - 15. - wagon. - 20. - Cows $900. - $900. -
Schedule under Act 1 st March 1823, dated June, 1823. 1 cow - 6 sheep - 1 hog - and a few ar- -ticles of furniture valued by cont $50. - Accounts for decrease of property as follows - Sold land and stock to John Clark, for consideration for land $600. claimant being indebted to him in that sum for 40 y work, after John became of age. - He also paid debts for claimant, which were due to the fol- lowing persons, - To Mr Mooney for store goods for use of family, a/c. kept been $232.30 standing since 1815 - P d in 1823
brof found - $ 232.30
To James Sanger for articles of clothing and provisions for family use previous to 1820 } 23.59 debt p d by John about that yr
Elizabeth Witham for work done in claimants family after she arrived to the age of 18 years } 100. -
Samuel Jackson being an aged of long standing on dressings etc } 25. - p d in July 1823.
Francis Reene for clothing schooling & neat stock as per contract in his indenture as an apprentice to James Clark } 200
Nathaniel Bryant for store goods for family use, p d in 1823 } 68.37
Claimant indebted to John Clark for work, as above $649.34 600 -
$1249.24
Affidavits of John Clark & - Mr Mooney, Jas Sanger, Elizabeth Witham, Samuel Jackson & Nathl Bryant exhibit, also deed - properly authenticated - see letter to Hon P. Sprague March 9. 1832
Claimant aged 64, farmer, a wife for a number of years, wife 52, unable to labor, son 28, healthy, 4 daughters, aged 26, 20, 16 & 12, two for- mer healthy, the other two sickly. see letter Oct. 22. 1824
R. C. Goss Esq
Augusta, Maine. Aug. 27. 1824

I Nathaniel Rollings of Hallowell in the County of Kennebec, Maine, aged seventy one years & upwards, formerly of New Castle in the same State upon oath testify & say, that I well know James Clark late of Jefferson, Maine, that having served in the same company & regiment with him at the same time I well know that he served in Capt. Benjamin Plummer's company for the defence of the coast of Maine from sometime in March to sometime in December 1776 a period of ten months. That said James Clark also served with me in 1780 or 1781 one month in Capt. Ebenezer Gove's company at Camden. I further state that during the revolutionary war I was well acquainted with the said Clark & was personally acquainted with him until his death in July 1832. That in July 1832 I saw him & conversed with him as regarding his revolutionary services. I had often heard & knew by common report that in addition to his services as above related he served at Rhode Island under Capt. Jones three months or more and at West point & that vicinity nine months under a Capt. White & in conversing with said Clark he gave me an account of his services in substance as I have stated & remarked that he should be removed by death before he would be able to receive any pension from government. And as I have since been died in a few days afterwards. Nat Rollings

State of Maine
Kennebec p:
Be it known that Before me William Woart Jr. a Notary Publick for the County of Kennebec & also a Justice of the Peace for the same County personally appeared this 11th day of April 1833. Nathaniel Rollins well known to me as a credible & entirely disinterested witness & made oath to the truth of the within deposition by him signed.
Witness my seal of office.
Wm. Woart Jr. Not. Pub. & Jus. Pacis.

Jefferson Me June 10
1888
12
Robert C. Vose Esq., P.M.
Augusta
Maine
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Robt. C. John Ed Jefferson June 16 th 1827
Sir
Inclosed is my Deposition taken and forwarded at the request of Mr James Clark of this town It seems strange to me that such a poor old cripple as he is cannot be paid in his distressed situation for his services rendered his country during the Revolutionary war, I feel very confident, that if the Secretary of War, and other officers was duty it is to place the indigent Revolutionary Soldiers on the Pension List, could but once see Mr James Clark in his crippled, and distressed situation, there would be no hesitation in placing his name on the List, Mr Clark could get many Depositions in regard to the facts stated in my Deposition if needed, I should more be required you will please to inform me or Mr Clark, that they may be forwarded
I am dear Sir
Your Most obedient and very humble servant
J. S. Hovey

I hereby certify that on the 31 st of October 1820 I was called on to do business between Mr Jas Clark and his son Mr Clark 3 rd it appeared that Mr Clark was considerably in debt to the Merchants & others & got past his labour it was agreed that said Mr should pay all his debts in consideration of a piece of a lot of land situated in Jefferson which was complied with & I considered that John became Accountable for more than I would give for the same Mr Clark is a Nonesuch to me he is a poor man & in form destitute of property an object of charity
Nathl Bryant
Wilburn June 2 nd 1823
I hereby certify that as far as I have any knowledge of the above mentioned James Clark the statement made by Nathl Bryant says is my opinion true and that he Clark appears to me to be an object of charity June 3 rd 1823 John Dewey, son of Clark of Wilburn

Disposition of James Clark Claim of both Parties
State's Atty.

I James Clark of Jefferson in the County of Lincoln and State of Maine in the seventy fourth year of my age do testify and say that in the month of March A.D. 1776 Nathaniel Rollins was of Wallasee in the County of Kennebec in said State of Maine and I enlisted for, and served in the Army of the United States for the term of ten months, as near as I can recollect. I think we was discharged a few days before the term was completed. The Company we saw Rollins & myself enlisted in was at that time commanded by Capt. Benjamin Pheasant & Lieut. Nathaniel Rollins. see with said Capt. Pheasant's Company was stationed at Pleasant Point at the Mouth of Georges River for the whole term as aforesaid. I further say that I am so sick and infirm, that I am unable to write my name any more than to make my mark the James Clark
I further say that about the year A.D. 1779 Mark of I was out with Capt. Gove in Station at Camden for the term of one month for which term I was drafted for, also I was with Capt. Gove for one month more I think in the year  1781 up the Penobscot river in the country party James Clark
Mark of Lincoln Co. on the sixteenth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two the aforesaid deposition was examined and cautioned and sworn agreeable to law, to the deposition aforesaid, by him subscribed. Taken at the request of Nathaniel Rollins of Wallasee in the County of Kennebec, and to be used in a claim of said Rollins for a Pension for his Revolutionary services during the Revolutionary war.
Joseph Rowell Justice of the Peace
Joseph Rowell Esq is a Justice of the Peace and I doubt not the Nathaniel Rollins deposition credible.

James Clark, 1. Private Col. Tupper's Massachusetts Reg - May 1778 to March '79
9 mo
April 4. 1818
Prof. Benj. Barton } M c Moody }
Admitted.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
To the Honorable the Secretary of the Department of War of the United States.
I the subscriber, being a Judge of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Second Eastern Circuit of Massachusetts, comprising the Counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset, do hereby certify to your Honor, that James Clark , a citizen of the United States, now resident in Jefferson , in the said County of Lincoln , in the District of Maine, on the fourth day of April , A. D. 1818, made application to me to receive his declaration under oath, and such other evidence, as was in his power to produce; and to transmit the same, and the proceedings had thereon, to your Honor; that he might be placed on the pension list of the United States, agreeably to the provisions of an Act, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war," passed March 18, A. D. 1818, which declaration, and the other evidence produced by said applicant are hereunto annexed.
And I do further certify to your Honor, that after a full examination of the said applicant, and a careful consideration of the evidence in the case, it appears to me that the said applicant did serve as a private soldier in the war of the revolution, against the common enemy, upon the continental establishment, for more than nine months, as stated in his declaration aforesaid; and that from his reduced circumstances he needs the assistance of his country for his support.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the Seal of the said Court to be hereunto affixed, this twenty sixth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
Josiah Stebbins.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Kennebec Lincoln , ss.
I THE Subscriber, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts, held within the said County of Kennebec , hereby certify that the Honorable JOSIAH STEBBINS , Esquire, before whom the annexed proceedings were held, is a Judge of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Second Eastern Circuit of Massachusetts, comprising the Counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset; and that by the direction of the said Judge, I have affixed unto this certificate bearing his signature, the seal of the said Court in which he presides.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand:—Dated at Augusta , in said County of Lincoln this nineteen day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and nineteen
John Davis

James Clark's priv Maine Roll N o 11.370 add dec. Feb. 17 th 1829.
1 March 1823.
(Sept 1819)

State of Maine
Kennebec
On this seventeenth day of February 1829. personally appeared before Nathan Weston Junior, a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court, of said State of Maine - James Clark, aged seventy years, heretofore resident of Jefferson, in the County of Lincoln, who being first sworn according to law, doth, on his Oath, declare in order in order to obtain the provision made by the laws of Congress of March 18 th 1818. 1 May, 1820. & 1 st March 1823, that he made his original declaration of his services in the war of the revolution before Judge Stebbins, a Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, on the 4 th April 1818. & caused his said declaration to be sent to the War Department. His name was placed on the pension list of Maine & his pension Certificate is numbered 11,370 and he drew his pension up to 4 th March 1820. when by the act of May 1. 1820. he made a schedule of his whole estate and income before the Court of Common Pleas, at Augusta, in open Court, on the 20 th June 1820. & caused his said schedule to be sent to the Pension Office & was afterwards informed his name was stricken from the Pension list, on account of the property exhibited in said schedule, & he did in pursuance of the law of March 1. 1823. again, in open Court, at the same Augusta, before the Supreme Judicial Court, of said State, make & exhibit a schedule, of his whole estate & income, at that time, which last mentioned schedule, he also caused to be sent to the War Department & has been informed his application has been suspended at the Pension Office, for further proof.
And now the said James Clark, (whose pension Certificate was granted to him by the name of James Clark, Esq. there being two, or more persons of the same name in the Maine Roll,) does further on Oath declare, that the following is a schedule of his whole estate & income, at the present time, necessary bedding & clothing excepted - No Real Estate and no personal property, except 26 cows - worth $28. 5 Sheep - worth 75¢ One small swine $2.25/ 37.50 a few articles of old furniture, as mentioned in my of schedule all } 6.00 not worth more than six dollars _____ $43:50 I have no debts, due me, and I owe a number of small debts, to the amount of fifty dollars. _____
I have no income derived from any source whatever. The sale of the land & other property mentioned in my

Second schedule, to my son John, was fair and bona fide - for the payment of just debts against me , the sum retained by him for his services was justly due him, I am aged and infirm, by reason of Rheumatic complaints which have made me wholly a cripple, so much so, that I have not been able same been written to labor for ten years past. My son John, still lives in the family , without his aid and assistance, his aged and feeble mother and myself could not but have been a town charge for the last seven years - The income of the whole property, conveyed by me to my son does not exceed the sum of Forty dollars a year - But I have no control over it whatever. There is no written obligation, between me and my son John for my support, nor never has been - and he is under no other obligation to support me & my wife, other than a child towards the parent.
James C. Clark
Feb. 7. 29
State of Maine
Kennebec ss. Subscribed sworn to and declared both the oath and schedule, this seventeenth day of February 1829. before me, And I also certify that the total amount of the value of the property mentioned in said schedule is Forty three dollars & fifty cents, that the said James Clark has no income derived from any other property, or from any other source other than stated in the above declaration.
Nathan Weston Junr
I Robert C. Vose, Clerk of the Judicial Courts within the said County of Kennebec, do certify that the Hon. Nathan Weston Junior, before whom the foregoing proceedings were had, is a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of said State, & by direction of said Judge, I subscribe my name and affix the seal of said Court, this seventeenth day of February 1829 - And I further certify that I have been acquainted with James Clark, who made & subscribed the above declaration for the last ten years past & know him to be the identical person to whom the original premium Certificate N o 11.370 was granted to by the name of James Clark 2 d - said Clark is a very infirm man & always when I have seen him walk with two crutches, & could not walk without them & that he is now poor & destitute of property I have no doubt.
R. C. Vose.

We Benjamin Barstow, and William Hall, both of Nobleborough, and Levi Hall of Putnam, all in the County of Lincoln, depose and say, that we personally know the affidavit of James Clark, hereto annexed, so far as respects his nine months' service in Col. Tappan's regiment, to be substantially true.
Benj n Barstow
Wm. Hall.
Levi Hall
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Lincoln ss. On the fourth day of April A.D. 1818, before me Josiah Stebbins, a Judge of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Second Eastern Circuit, personally appeared Benjamin Barstow, William Hall and Levi Hall, and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by them signed.
Josiah Stebbins.

I Benjamin Barstow of Sandwich age do testify and say that James Clark a native of Massachusetts now resident in Jefferson in the county of Lincoln & state aforesaid, was a privit soldier in the revolutionary war under the continental establishment and was in the same Regiment with me nine months in Genl. Pattersons Brigade Colon Suppers Brig Capt. Whites Company & I further testify and say that he had a Regular Discharge
Benj n Barstow
State of Massachusetts
Lincoln ss December 21 st 1818
Then the above named Benjamin Barstow of truth & veracity to my knowledge & belief personally appeared before me and being Duly sworn, and made solemn oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him in my presence Subscribed
Danl. Waters - Justice of the peace for said county
Deposition Moodys for Clark

I John Moody of lawful age do testify & say that James Clark a native of Massachusetts now resident in Jefferson in the County of Lincoln and State aforesaid, was a privit Soldier in the Revolutionary war under the continental establishment and was in the same Regiment with me nine months, in Genl Pattersons Brigade Colon Suppers Regt. Capt Whites company and had a regular discharge John Moody
State of Massachusetts
Lincoln ss December 26th 1818 Then the above named John Moody of truth & veracity to my knowledge and belief personally appeared and being Duly Sworn made solemn Oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him in my presence Subscribed Dani. Waters Justice of the Peace for said County
Daniel Waters Esq. aforesaid is a Justice of the Peace for the County of Lincoln. J. Stetson. Judge C.C.P. 2 d Circuit.

To all to whom these presents, may concern, We the subscribers sited men of the Town of Jefferson in the County of Lincoln, do hereby certify that James Clark of said Jefferson is a man that is lame, and cannot support himself by his labor and that his poll tax in consequence of his lame- ness has been exempted for some years - given under our hands at Jefferson this 3 d Sept r 1818
Ja: Sinclair } John Murphy } subscribers Ezra Richardson }

James Clarke
per Maine Roll 1911.370
S. Court June 4. 1829.
Value property $40.00
Served 9 months
R. C. Vose Augusta Me

DECLARATION,
In order to be restored to the Pension List, under the act of the 1st March, 1823.
State of Maine.
COUNTY OF Waltham ss.
ON this fifth day of June 1823 personally appeared James Clark in open Court before the Supreme Judicial Court being a Court of Record for said County, proceeding according to the course of common law, having original jurisdiction unlimited in amount, keeping record of their proceedings, and having the power of fine and imprisonment James Clark , resident in said County, aged seventy four years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the Acts of the eighteenth of March, eighteen hundred and eighteen, the first of May, eighteen hundred and twenty, and the first of March, eighteen hundred and twenty-three—that he the said James Clark enlisted for the term of one month on the _____ day of May in the year 1778 in the State of Massachusetts in the Company commanded by Captain White in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Tupper in the line of the State of Massachusetts on the Continental establishment; that he continued to serve in the said corps until March 1779 when he was discharged from the said service in West Point in the State of New York . that his name has been placed on the pension list, and dropt therefrom on account of his property.
AND, in pursuance of the Act of the first May, eighteen hundred and twenty, I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the eighteenth day of March, eighteen hundred and eighteen, and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby, so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the eighteenth day of March, eighteen hundred and eighteen, and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
James Clark
SWORN to and declared, on the fifth day of June 1823. before
Prentiss Mellen Chief Justice of said Court
Total value 4000
SCHEDULE of the Real and Personal Estate, (necessary clothing and bedding excepted)
belonging to me the subscriber, viz: I have no real Estate and no personal Estate except one cow and one sheep and one hog and a few articles of House hold furniture (bedding excepted) viz one old trunk for my trunk and boxes for my clothing plates for my old clothing one table all articles of furniture of the value of ten dollars. I have no farming tools.  James Clark
SCHEDULE of the family residing with me James Clark who, by occupation am a Farmer which I am unable to pursue by reason of a Rheumatism Complaint which has made me wholly a cripple, so much so that I have not been able to perform any labor for a number of years past.
   Names. Ages. Capacity of each to contribute to their support.     Patience my wife fifty four years unable to labor by reason of a General State of debility   John Clark my son twenty eight Healthy   Mary Clark daughter twenty six Healthy   Charlotte daughter twenty two Healthy   Jane daughter sixteen Healthy   Almira daughter twelve Healthy  
That since the exhibition of my first Schedule, the following changes have been made in my property. The land mentioned in my former Schedule I have sold for the payment of my just debts and my only stock except what I have above mentioned and those dead.
   Names of the persons to whom sold. Time of Sale. Amount of Money, or description of property received in return.     John Clark 3d 31 October 1820 for the payment of debts and paid William Mayhew $232.33 as by his receipt paid - Balance Bryant    James Clark
I, Robert C. Vose Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within the said County of Waltham do hereby certify, that it appears, to the satisfaction of the Court, that the said James Clark did serve in the Revolutionary War, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months, under one engagement, on the continental establishment. I also certify, that the foregoing oath, and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the Records of said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is fifty dollars and _____ cents.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this fifth day of June 1823.
Robert C. Vose Clerk of the Court of the County of Waltham

FEB 8 - 1911
Send statement of James Clarke S 46 644 Mass to Mrs J. P. Garlick.
over
Friday
225. Fifth Avenue San Francisco Cal.

April 28, 1908.
Henry Clay Evans,
Dear Sir,
I wish to know the Daughters of the Revolution can you give me any infor- -mation in regard to - Andrew Jackson who was in the Revolution. His home was in Boston.
Of James  Clark who was taken by the English in their "privateering" from the coast of Portsmouth. He was

kept three years and then recaped. He lived in New Castle Maine
Can you tell me anything of his son,
Major Charles Clarke who was in the 1812 war. He lived on his father's farm in New Castle Maine.
Yours sincerely
Mrs. Winifred S. Murphy, 109 Mt Vernon St. Boston, Mass.

April 3, 1908.
Henry Clay Crane Esq.,
Dear Sir,
I wish to join the Daughters of the Revolution and I wish to establish my claim through—
Andrew Jackson who was born about 1737 in Ireland and died July 7, 1811 in Newcastle Maine. His home was in Boston and he fought in the Revolution. I have been told by Bishop Healy of Maine that he heard other him

9191 Can you tell me of
27533 James Clark son of Josiah Clark (who was in battle of Louisburg). James Clark was only fifteen years old when he entered the war, he was an officer and received a pension. I think his home was in New Castle Maine, and was born in Portsmouth.
Any information you can give me I will be very grateful for. I am in a great hurry as I wish to establish my claim very soon.
Over

9191 Can you tell me of 27533 James Clark son of Josiah Clark (who was in battle of Louisburg). James Clark was only fifteen years old when he entered the war, he was an officer and received a pension. I think his home was in New Castle Maine, and was born in Portsmouth.
Any information you can give me I will be very grateful for. I am in a great hurry as I wish to establish my claim very soon. Over

was an officer in that war, I doubt it as would have I heard of it, I think.
I also think he was a cousin of President Andrew Jackson.

Mrs. Winifred Haines Murphy 109 Mt Vernon St. Boston, Mass.

By Miss Emily L. Clark, 1101 Newton Mass.
Apr. 26-1900 Minifred N. Murphy Boston Mass.
May 17-1901 S. L. White, Boston Mass.
19th Feb 13 Hester St Mrs J. P. Garlick and Mrs. E. J. Walsh. V. L. M.
Rev. James Clark
File No. 46 64 H.
Sept.
Mrs.
James Clark Rev. Bapt. Presb. Br. Mass. Mil.
Act Rev. June 2 1900
Index: Vol. 1, Page 140
[Arrangement of 1870.]
27552

Deposition of Nath l Rollins for James Clark deceased,
Where is the per- -son attested
declaration in form by some friend before a Court of record - to be the to be authenticated & verified
James Clark Nath l Rollins John ... ...

~ State of Maine ~
Lincoln ss ~ I Jeremiah Bailey Judge of Probate within for the County of Lincoln hereby certify, that it has been satisfactorily proved to me, that James Clark of Jefferson in the County of Lincoln a Pensioner under the law of March 18, 1818 - died at said Jefferson on the twenty second day of July 1832 - and that Alexander Clark, Hannah Jones, wife of James Jones & John Clark all of said Jefferson, Mary Perkins wife of John Perkins of Newcastle, Elizabeth Witham wife of Josiah Witham of said Jefferson, Charlotte Slight wife of John Slight of Washington, Jane Clark & Almira Clark, both of said Jefferson single women & all in said County of Lincoln, are all the children & the only children of the said James Clark deceased, & that he left no Widow, his wife having died previous to his decease. ~
Given under my hand at the Probate office at Wiscasset the Twentieth day of October AD 1832 ~
J. Bailey Judge of Probate for the County of Lincoln

The Deposition of Elizabeth Witham to be used in the case of James Clark claimed to be placed on the Pension list

I Elizabeth Witham of Jefferson in the County of Lincoln and State of Maine Married woman do depose and say. That according to the best information which I have obtained of my parents and others. I was born in the place now called Jefferson where I now live on the twentyfirst day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight, and on the twentyfirst day of March Eighteen hundred and sixteen, I was eighteen years old. My name before I was married was Elizabeth Clark My Father name is James Clark. When I had arrived at the age of eighteen years. My Father and mother being both sick. my Father with the Rheumatism and my mother in a consumption of which she died. I was hired by my Father from that time for five years at four Shillings per week, which time of service ended on the twenty first day of March Eighteen hundred and twenty one, that my Father paid me the sum of Seventy three Dollars and thirty three cents in cloth and other articles, and My Brother John Clark paid me for my Father the remainder of my wages, which was one hundred Dollars in neat stock bedding and household furniture, my employment was generally to wait on my Father and mother. my Father not being able to dress or undress himself without enduring great pain for the most part of the time aforesaid, My Father was at great expense in Doctoring for many years and was attended by the Hon. Dr. Benj. Brown and many other Doctors but got no relief himself and my mother died. My Father is not at this time able to walk only with two canes or crutches, and further your deponent saith not
Elizabeth Witham
Lincoln So. On the seventh day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty five the aforesaid Deponent was examined, and cautioned, and sworn agreeable to law, to the deposition aforesaid by her subscribed on the pension list for services during the Revolution was taken at the request of James Clark Claimant to be placed before me Jesse Drowell Justice of the Peace

I certify that the within named is more to me well known as a credible witness. Jesse Howell Testifying
The Deposition of Elizabeth Witham to be read in the case of James Clark claimant to be placed on the Pension list