Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2,307, William Cooper, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Cooper, William
R. 2,307
CONTENTS

29.936
Wm Cooper
Private
McAllister's Co. Mc Cobb's regt.
3 months
Thomas Co. Mc Cobb's regt.
14 months
17 months as a private.
Declaration made in open court March 27, 1883.
See additional Declaration Aug. 16th 1883. ack'd
G. H. Day
E. E. 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, }
1000 000000 0001
On this twenty-fourth day of July A. D. 1832 personally appeared before the Hon. NATHAN WESTON, Jun'r, a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court, of said State, William Cooper a resident of Litchfield in the County of Lincoln and State of Maine, aged seventy two years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of 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 1779 with Captain M c Allister and served in Col. Pam d M c Coll's regiment of the Massachusetts line or troops under the following named officers: viz. M c Allister Capt.
Duncan Lt. Andrew Read Ensign. Ulmer Major & M c Cobb Col. That he enlisted in that company & regiment as a private in July 1779 for three months that he was in the expedition to Baguaduce & after the defeat in August retreated to Thomaston & after serving out the full term of his enlistment was discharged there in October of the same year.
That in December 1779 he again enlisted as a private for fourteen months in Capt. Watson Thomas Company in Col. M c Cobb's regiment of the same troops. That he enlisted at Fox Island in Penobscot Bay & there about two months & was then stationed at Thomaston Me. where after serving out the full term of his enlistment he was discharged in February or March 1781. During this period Philip Robbins was his Lt. Robbin Ensign . Burton Major , all under the command of Genl. Peleg Wadsworth .
propounded under the instructions of the war department, he ans-
wers:
That he was born at Vinalhaven then called Fox Island Me. in 1760, where his home was during his Revolutionary Services. That he lived there many years afterward then removed to Pittston , Bowdoinham & Monmouth & lastly to said Litchfield for the last eighteen years. That his age is recorded in the town book in said Litchfield . That he enlisted into the service was not drafted or received as a substitute. That he has named such of his officers as he now recollects. That he received a written discharge from his first service signed by Maj. Ulmer . That from his second service his discharge was signed by Genl. Peleg Wadsworth . Both of said discharges are now lost he not having taken pains to preserve them not considering them to be of value. That any of his neighbors will testify to his character for veracity & their belief of his revolutionary services. That he does not now recollect of any person living who served with him & can testify to his services.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any State.
27 July.
William  X  Cooper mark
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid,
13 June 1832.
Nathan Weston Jun. Just. S. J. C.
And the said Judge does hereby declare his opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.

29.936
Wm Cooper
Private
McAllister's Co. Mc Cobb's regt.
3 months
Thomas' Co. Mc Cobb's regt.
14 months
17 months as a private.
Declaration made in open court March 27, 1833.
See additional Declaration Augt. 16th 1833. advice
H. Brady
E. C. Vose
Augusta, Me.

29.936 Maine Vermont
William Cooper
Suspended
ans. R.C. Vose Mar. 12. 1854
ack- y th June 1852

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
Q307
P. O. William Cooper
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: REJECTED , 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

STATE OF MAINE.
Kennebec County, ss.
AT the Supreme Judicial Court, begun and holden at Augusta, within and for the County of Kennebec, on the first Tuesday of October, A. D. 1832, and thence by adjournment on the 27 th day of March A. D. 1833.
PERSONALLY appears in open Court William Cooper by whom the annexed declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of June 7 th , 1832, was made before the Hon. NATHAN WESTON, Jr. on the 27 th day of July A. D. 1832, and makes oath, in due form of law, that the annexed declaration, by him made and signed, is true.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states.
Nathan Weston
I, JOHN ALPHONSO CHANDLER, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts held within and for the County of Kennebec, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the applica- tion of William Cooper for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I hereunto affix the seal of said Supreme Judicial Court, and subscribe my name this 27 th day of March A. D. 1833.
J. A. Chandler

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Before me,
Justice of the Peace.
State of Maine.
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have been a Soldier of the Revolution and that we came to this opinion. Years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resided, to be a man of the annexed declaration; that we believe him to be a man of the annexed declaration; that we believe him to be a man of the annexed declaration; that we believe him to be a man of the annexed declaration.
residing in the town, hereby certify, that
and
residing in the town
State of Maine.
Mr. Cooper

State of Maine.
We William O. Grant a Clergyman, residing in the town of Litchfield in the County of Lincoln and John Neal residing in the same town, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with William Cooper who has subscribed and sworn to the annexed declaration; that we believe him to be seventy two years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
John Neal William O. Grant Pastor 1 st Pres. Ch. Litchfield
State of Maine.
Lincoln ss.—Sworn and subscribed this sixth day of August
A. D. 1832
Before me,
Silvanus Waterman Justice of the Peace. for Litchfield John Dennis Justice of the Peace for Grant
Silvanus Waterman & John Dennis Esqrs. are Justices of the Peace. And the Rev. William O. Grant is a Clergyman residing in Litchfield. And John Neal Esq. of the same town is a credible person, & their statement is entitled to be believed.
Nathan Weston Jr.

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Jan y . 22 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 roll of Capt. Archibald McAlister's Company, John Dunton 1 st Lieut d Andrew Reed 2 d Lt d in Col. Sam l Mc Cobb's Regt. in 1779. is found in this Office. William Cooper claims for services in the above Company, but his name is not borne on the roll.—
William Cooper claims for services under Capt. Waterman Thomas. in Col. Mc Cobb's Regt in 1780, or '81 & the roll he describes is not found in this Office.— Edward D. Bangs. Secy