Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 14624, Timothy Dickinson, Mass.

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Dickinson Timothy Margaret
W.14624
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9957.
Separated
Massachusetts
Margaret Dickinson, dec. Widow of Timothy Dickinson who was a pensioner under the act of and who died on the 6th July, 1813 of Middlesex in the State of Mass. who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Thompson & Colonel of the Regt commanded by _____ in the Revolution. Served for 14 Mo. 23 days.
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass. at the rate of 119 Dollars 20 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836. & continue 16th Feb. 1839, the day of her death.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16th day of April 1846, and sent to Hon John Davis Secy U.S.
Total amount, $
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by Thos Rumphlin, Clerk, Book D Vol. 1. Page 55
Pay to her children now living by John & Elias Dickinson & Mrs. Mary D. Wood.

3034 Margaret Dickinson
3034 Margaret Dickinson of Simsbury Massachusetts,
on roll vol 23 page 168 from May 7 to Feb 8 1777 9 days travels = 2.10 per
roll 2 page 182 Capt Sand Lamb for nine nights. same return roll

State of Massachusetts } ss. Middlesex County
On this thirty first day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight, personally appeared before the Honorable Samuel P. Fay Esquire, Judge of the Court of Probate in and for said county of Middlesex, Margaret Dickinson, a resident of Holliston in the county of Middlesex, aforesaid, aged seventy nine 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 provision made by the Act of Congress passed July 7, 1838 entitled, "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows." That she is the widow of Timothy Dickinson, who was a private in the War of the Revolution and served, according to the best of her knowledge and belief, as is herein stated viz. That the said Timothy Dickinson enlisted in the spring of 1777 into a company commanded by Captain Thompson of Pelham and served as a private in said company at least three months; and that she the said Margaret Dickinson always supposed, before she saw the affidavit of General Hallowell that he served six months in the year of 1777; and that she finds on the journal which he kept of his life that he has there stated that he served his country as a soldier fifteen months and she never knew of any service except in the years of 1777 and 1778, but if the Rolls are not lost they will determine the term of his service; and that in the spring of 1778 in the month of April he enlisted into a company commanded by Captain Lamb and served as a private in said company nine months; and that the said Timothy Dickinson lived in Amherst in the County of Hampshire when he entered the service; and that she the said Margaret Dickinson has no documentary evidence in support of the claim; and that the said Timothy Dickinson never had a pension.
And she the said Margaret Dickinson further declares that she was married to the said Timothy Dickinson on the twenty sixth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty nine; that her husband, the aforesaid Timothy Dickinson died on the sixth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirteen; that she the said Margaret Dickinson has not been married since his death, but now remains his widow; 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 and ninety four, viz. at the time above stated.
Margaret Dickinson
Subscribed & sworn to by said Margaret Dickinson, at her house in Holliston, the being too infirm to attend Court, the day & year first above written before me
S. P. Fay Judge of Prob. for Middlesex

S. Elias Bullard of Holliston in the county of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Esquire, do certify that there is on the Town Book of said Town containing the entries of marriages, the following Record viz. "Rev. Timothy Dickinson and Miss Margaret Prentis both of Holliston were joined in Marriage November ye twenty sixth A. D. one thousand seven hundred and eighty nine P o David Phillogg, Minister of the Gospel in Framingham;" that this is a true copy of the Record with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the Record in fair legible figures as follows, November ye 26th A. D. 1789."
S. Elias Bullard above named depose and say that I hold the Office of Town Clerk in the county, town and State aforesaid, and that the above is a true extract from the Records of said Town with the exception above named as, certified by me.
Elias Bullard - Town Clerk.
Sworn to this thirty first day of October, A. D. 1838.
Before me, Matthew Nibley, Justice of the Peace for said county of Middlesex.

I, Thomas Dickinson of Holliston in the county of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Esquire, of lawful age, do testify and say, that Timothy Dickinson late of said Holliston, Clerk, deceased, who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution, died on the sixth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirteen, and that Margara Dickinson, who was for a long time the wife of the said Timothy Dickinson, has not been married since his death, but now remains his widow.
Thomas Dickinson
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Middlesex ss. October 31st. A. D. 1838. Then the above named Thomas Dickinson, who is known by me to be a man of truth and a credible witness personally appeared and made solemn oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true.
Before me.
Matthew Mitealf, Justice of the Peace for said County of Middlesex.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex County ss.
I Isaac Fiske Register of the Court of Probate in and for the County of Middlesex do hereby certify that Samuel D. May Esquire the judge of said Court & that his signature written on the annexed paper is his genuine signature: -
I also certify that Matthew Metcalf Esquire is a justice of the Peace within and for said County duly commissioned & qualified & that his signatures written on the annexed paper is his genuine signatures.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court this Twenty first day of October in the year Eighteen hundred and thirty eight.
Isaac Fiske Reg

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex County ss
I Isaac Pitkin Register of the Court of Probate in & for the County of Middlesex aforesaid, hereby certify that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited to said Court, that Margaret Dickinson was the widow of the Reverend Timothy Dickinson late of Holliston in said County of Middlesex, deceased; that the said Margaret Dickinson died at said Holliston on the sixteenth day of February in the year Eighteen hundred & thirty nine; that she left four children only at her decease, to wit: Joshua P. Dickinson, Thomas Dickinson, Irene D Wood & Esther Dickinson; that the said Thomas Dickinson one of said children has died since the death of the said Margaret & that the other three children are now living.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, this twenty eighth day of March in the year Eighteen hundred & forty six.
Isaac Pitkin Phys
46.66 2.55 49.21

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
Rev
No. 14624
Margaret Dickinson Widow of Timothy Dickinson Dis Her War
Act: July 1 st 38
Index:—Vol. A , Page 184
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Harriet L. Lakin Massachusetts
Rejected Feb 2nd 1839 Isaac Pike.
husband did not know his mother,
Act 7 July 1838

Brighton Mass. March 28, 1846.
Dear Sir,
I have the honor to enclose to you, herewith, the claims of the children of Margaret Dickinson of Holliston, deceased, and widow of Rev. Timothy Dickinson of Holliston.
This additional claim, is for the same which was first awarded to the Commission in 1839, by Board of Commrs.
Very Respectfully Yours Col. Nathl. D. C. Elijah Clark
Rev. John D. D. C. Holliston, Mass. Washington, D. C.

Payment to be made at Boston, by Franklin Warren, Esq. Agent for paying pension- ers, in the Agency of Massachusetts
Recorded in the Pension Office, in Book D Vol- ume 1 Page 15 by
Thos. Humphreys Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States, of the 7th July, 1838, Margaret Dickinson, deceased, late of Massachusetts, widow of Timothy Dickinson, who was a private in the War of the Revolution, and entitled to receive a pension at the rate of Forty Nine Dollars and twenty Cents per Annum, Commencing the 4th March, 1836, and terminating on the 16th February, 1839, the day on which she died. The amount due is payable to Joshua and Esther Dickinson and Irene D. Wood only surviving Children.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this 16th — day of April, one thousand eight hundred and forty-five.
Secretary of War.
Examined and } Countersigned. S
Commissioner of Pensions.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston;
Feb. 26. 1846.
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 Timothy Dickinson
is borne upon a Pay Roll of Capt John Thompson's Company, in Col Leonard's regt, from the County of Hampshire, for service in the Northern Army, as a private, from May 7 to July 8 1777, including allowance of 180 miles, 2 months & 10 days. Upon a Pay Roll of Capt Samuel Cook's company, Col Woodbridge's regt for service in the Northern Army, as a private, from August 17 to November 29. 1777.
3. 13 3 Months & 13 days. Upon a List of men drafted for 9 Months service from the time of their arrival at Fresh Kill, as a private of Amherst, in Capt Dickinson's company, Col Porter's regt. arrived at Fresh Kill July 9. 1778.
9 14 : 23
Not upon rolls of any Capt Lamb.

I, Esther Dickinson of Melton in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, of Lawfull age. Depose and say that I have good reason to believe that my Mother Margaret Dickinson was at the time of her decease, entitled to a pension for the services of my father Timothy Dickinson, a native of Amherst in the State of Massachusetts. And I for myself, & in behalf of my Brother, sister request the Secretary of this Commonwealth to examine the rolls and documents in his office for proof of my said father's services and according to the best information, which I am able to obtain, he was in the service near fifteen months. That he was in the Militia & Continental service at different times. That he was at one time in the company of Capt. Thompson and at another time under Capt. Lamb, and other Officers which I am not able at this time to recollect. I have no knowledge of there being any other person residing in Amherst, at the time of the Revolution by the name of Timothy Dickinson. Esther Dickinson
Middlesex, ss.
Holliston, Dec. 28 th A.D. 1845.
Subscribed to by the said Esther Dickinson at her residence in Holliston aforesaid. Before Me, Elijah Clark, Jut of the Peace

1782.
And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone; and that said application, and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances within my knowledge, pertaining to the case.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John G. Parsons, Secretary of the Commonwealth.

3034
Margaret Dickinson dec.
Mass.
Act 7. July 38
m 89. d 13
Adm d
14 mo. 2387 per
49.20 to 16
Feb 1839 the day of her death -
To Joshua & Esther Dickinson & Irene Dewood only living children -
Wm. J. Davis Senate.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts County of Middlesex, ss.
On this twenty fifth day of March eighteen hundred and forty six, Personally appeared before me, Elijah Clark a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Middlesex, & State aforesaid. Martha Dickinson, a resident of Holliston in said County, being first duly sworn according to law and being forty two years of age, doth on her oath make the following Declaration for herself, as well as for Joshua Dickinson, & Ebenezer Wood, her surviving Brother and Sister, in order to obtain the amount of pension which was due her Mother Margaret Dickinson at the time of her decease agreeable to the act of Congress passed July 7 th 1818 entitled an act granting pensions to certain widows, which claim for a pension the said Margaret made previous to her decease.
That the said Margaret Dickinson was widow of Timothy Dickinson who was a native of & rendered service in the War of the Revolution from the town of Amherst in the County of Hampshire State of Massachusetts, and according to the best of her knowledge the said Timothy Dickinson was in the service of the Northern Department in Capt. Thompson's company for near two and a half months, in the first part of the year 1777, and in the last part of the year, he again engaged & rendered near three and a half months service in the Northern Army in Capt. Cook's company, and in the year 1778 or 1779 he engaged and rendered nine more months service in the Continental Army at High Bridge and other places on the

South River in the State of New York, and that all the services which he rendered amounted to near fifteen months services, agreeable to an original minute found in one of the books of the said Timothy Dickinson now in her possession with other books, records of the said Revd Timothy Dickinson of Holliston, deceased. She further declares that her mother the said Margaret Dickinson was married to the said Timothy Dickinson on or near the twenty-sixth day of November in the year seventeen hundred and eighty nine, that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January seventeen hundred and ninety four, "1794" at the time above stated, and that the said Timothy Dickinson, died in the said town of Holliston on the sixth day of July, eighteen hundred and thirteen at which time he was Pastor of the First Church and Society in Holliston aforesaid, and that the said Margaret Dickinson who formerly made a claim for a pension, died in said town of Holliston on the sixteenth day of February in the year eighteen hundred thirty nine. That her maiden name was Margaret Prescott.
Esther Dickinson
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first above written.
Before Me. Elijah Clarke, justice of the Peace,

E. Mattoni Definite
Two weeks of labor, after the arrival of General Pizarro October 10 th 1888, the first of which, with the second part in the afternoon

I Ebenezer Mattson of Ashurst in the County of Rensselaer Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged Eighty three years, testify & say, That I well recollect Timothy McAlinden who was a native of this town & who was a settled minister in Houlton in Middlesex County in this State. I recollect that in the Spring of the year 1777. he enlisted at Ashurst, into the Cruising Company of Capt. Thompson of Bethlehem in said County of Hampshire, to serve in the Army of the Revolution for the term of three months. He went to Litchfield, & was there & at other places on the Hudson River, during the whole term of his enlistment. Then returned returned to Ashurst afterwards.
In the Spring of the year 1778. in the Month of April he the said Timothy enlisted again at Ashurst for the term of nine months - he went to Rhode Island with me, & was there placed in Capt. Lamb's Company - I was Lieutenant in the same Company. He was in the island, in the action, afterwards at Warwick, & East Greenwich. He served out his nine months & then returned to Ashurst, & studied with me, several months afterwards, prior to entering College.
Rensselaer Co. October 8. 1838.
E. Mattson
Then personally appeared Ebenezer Mattson, subscribed to the foregoing affidavit, & well known to me to be a credible witness, & made solemn to the truth of the same. Before me Edward McAlinden Justice Peace

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Hampshire ss.
I, Samuel Wells, Clerk of the Judicial Courts of the Commonwealth, for the County of Hampshire, do certify, that Edward Dickinson Esquire, whose signature is affixed to the certificate on the paper hereto annexed, was, at the date thereof, one of the Justices of the Peace, within and for said County, duly commissioned, and acting under the authority of this Commonwealth; and that full faith and credit is and ought to be given to his acts and attestations done in that capacity; and that I am acquainted with the hand-writing of the said Edward Dickinson and believe his signature to said certificate is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas for said Commonwealth, this Tenth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight.
Samuel Wells Clerk.