Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 19269, William Cushman, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Cushman, William
S. 19269
carded
CONTENTS

18565 Maine
William Cushman of Hartford in the State of Maine who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Hastings of the Regt. commanded by Col. Jacobs in the Mass. Militia line for 15 mo.
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 50 Dollars 00 Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 day of Sept 1832 and sent to J. F. Brown Brookfield
Arrears to the 14th of Sept 1833. $125.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending Feb. 14. 25.00
$150.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk Book C Vol. 1. Page 8

9064 William Bachman
April 12 th 1833.
Obj 15.
P. 333
June 28. 1852
Obj. 16
Admit-
15 mos
J. F. Brown Esq. Buckfield Maine
Claimant-
E E Hartford Me

BRIEF in the case of William Gatchman of Hartford in the State of Maine (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Open Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 68 years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     April In 1779 1 Private Gen. Col. Washburne Col. Jacobs   1781 3 " Col. White Col. Putnam  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Plympton Massachusetts  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? By living witnesses  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Papers not attached as required 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Richard Coultas Examining Clerk.

9084 Wm bushman's application
16

STATE OF MAINE.
COUNTY OF Oxford ss.
ON this 17th day of August A. D. 1832, personally appeared in open Court, before the Court of Probate now sitting, William Bushman a resident of Hanover in the county of Oxford and State of Maine, aged 68 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 act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
That in the year 1779, he enlisted into the service of Plymouth , in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts , he thinks in the month of April , into a company commanded captain Jacob Hastings , of Col. John Jacob Regiment, for twelve months and marched to Swansey , in Mass. , and was there stationed, at Slades Ferry , till October, when we took possession of Rhode Island , the British having evacuated it, and marched to New Port where he took up winter quarters with the troops and the next spring marched to Southing & was stationed at Winton & Henry , till he was discharged there in 1780, having served said term through -
That after the foregoing, in the year 1781, he again enlisted into the (as he supposed) Continental service, at Hanover , in Massachusetts , into a company, commanded by captain William White , of Col. E. Putnam Regiment, for three months and marched through Springfield to West Point , where he was stationed & served through said term of three months and was discharged in writing at West Point , on the 8th day of December . In this engagement said Bushman was hired by Phillip Josselyn as agent for said town of Hanover and after his discharge from said service, he gave up to said Josselyn his document of discharge, that he might draw the pay instead of P. Bushman , whom he had paid.
Said Bushman says he was born in the year 1764, in said town of Plymouth , when in the second of his age. He entered into the service

with a company, commanded by Captain White , of Col. E. Putnam Regiment, for three months and marched through Springfield to West Point, where he was stationed & served through said term of three months and was discharged in writing at West Point, on the 8th day of December. In this engagement said Bushman was hired by Phillip Josselyn as agent for said town of Hanover and after his discharge from said service, he gave up to said Josselyn his document of discharge, that he might draw the pay instead of P. Bushman, whom he had paid.
Said Bushman says he was born in the year 1764, in said town of Plympton, where is the record of his age. That he lived in said Plympton, when called into the service & until 1801. when he moved into said Hartford, where he has lived ever since - That he was always a volunteer in the service - He recollects the following among the regular officers who were with the troops, when he served, viz, Col. Livingston of S. York. Col. S. Webb of Conn. - Col. Cuyler of N. Island - Col. Green of R. Island. Col. Mosey in uniform of N. Hampshire - That he never received any discharge except the one accounted for as above. He gives the following names of persons to whom he is known in his present vicinity, who can testify as to his character for truth and their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution. Rev. David Hutchinson, Jeriah Parris John Loring. & Samuel A. Mosey Esquires Wm. Cushman

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Before me Stephen Emery, Judge of Probate  Wm Cushman

We Daniel Hutchinson a clergyman residing in the town of Hailston formerly of Bedford, State of Maine and John Loring of said in open Court Bedford, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Cushman who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration - That we believe him to be sixty eight years of age - That he is respected & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion.
Daniel Hutchinson
John Loring
Subscribed & sworn to, in open Court -
Before Stephen Emery, Judge of Probate
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. Said applicant having adduced the depositions of Abraham Deane & Joshua Lord, as also the certificate of Daniel Hutchinson, a clergyman of John Loring, credible persons, all under oath, in corroboration of his own declaration.
Stephen Emery Judge
1 Joseph G. Cole Register Clerk of the Court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Cushman for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 17 th day of August A. D. 1832
CLERK
Joseph G. Cole Register

Rev War 19.269 INVALID.
File No. 19.269
William Cushman
Rev War
Act: June 7 '32
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 23
[Arrangement of 1870.]

STATE OF MAINE.
OXFORD COUNTY, ss.
I, RUFUS KING GOODENOW, Clerk of the Judicial Courts in and for said County of Oxford, hereby certify, that Samuel F. Brown
whose genuine signature is annexed to the foregoing Deposition of Joshua Ford is a Justice of the Peace in and for said county of Oxford.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office, this twentieth day of August in the year A. D. 1832.
R. K. Goodenow
Clerk of Oxford County Courts.

I Abraham Deane of the town of Oxford in the county of Oxford and state of Maine aged seventy years, on oath say that I was a Soldier in the American Army during the revolutionary war with Great Britain for one year in the state service of Massachusetts - I enlisted in the town of Taunton Mass. in the year 1779 in the Company commanded by Capt Jacob Haskell who lived in Taunton in the county of Bristol state aforesaid, of Col. John Jacobs Regiment, I joined the company in Swansea at Sleg-ferry in Mass. where we were stationed until the next October - the British having then the possession of Rhode Island who at that time evacuated it, and we took the possession and marched into Newport and took up winter quarters - we left Newport early in the spring and marched to Tiverton at Flowland's ferry in said state of Rhode Island where we remained until we were dismissed which was in the spring of the year in 1780 -
And I further say that I well know that William Bushman who now lives in the town of Hartford in the county of Oxford was a Soldier in the same Company - and served with me the whole of the campaign - and I further say that I have lived in Oxford formerly part of Hebron for over thirty years and have always been acquainted with the said William Bushman and well know him to be the identical man who served with me as aforesaid - Abraham Deane
State of Maine Cumberland County Ss. Augt. 2 d 1832 then the abovenamed Abraham Deane to me known as a man of veracity personally appeared and made oath to the truth of the foregoing declaration, by him subscribed, before me Joshua Parsons Justice of the Peace

State of Maine Cumberland County ss.
I, William T. Vaughan, Clerk of the Court of Cumberland County do certify that Joshua Parsons is a magis= trate as within, and that I believe the foregoing signature pur= porting to be his to be genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscri= bed my name and affixed my seal of office this thirty first day of August, A. D. 1832.
Wm T Vaughan

I, Joshua Ford of the town of Sumner in the county of Oxford & State of Maine aged seventy two years, on oath say that I was a soldier in the American Army during the revolutionary war with Great Britain, for nearly three years, at several periods, one of which was for three months, at West Point, in New York. I enlisted for this term at Pembroke in the State of Massachusetts, into a company, commanded by Captain William White, of said Pembroke, of Col. E. Putnam Regiment and marched from Bridgewater, Mass., through Springfield, to West Point, where we were stationed & served through said term of three months, part or most of which term, I served as a sergeant, when I received my discharge in writing, a true copy of which I now have in possession.
And I further say that I well know that William Cushman who now lives in Hartford in said county of Oxford, was a soldier in the same company - that he enlisted at Hanover, in Massachusetts, being hired by a cousin of mine - that he marched with us in said company to West Point, where he served with me through said term of three months and was discharged & came home with me. We were discharged on the eighth day of December 1781. as my written discharge is dated. I have been acquainted with said Cushman ever since that time and well know him to be the same man who served with me as aforesaid.
Joshua Ford
State of Maine. Oxford county ss.
July 31. 1833. Then the abovenamed Joshua Ford, to me known as a man of veracity, personally appeared and made oath to the truth of the foregoing declaration, by him subscribed, before me,
Samuel H. Brown Justice of the Peace