Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2,926, Nathaniel Balch Dexter, Mass. Residence In 1781

SERVICE
NUMBER
Dexter Nathaniel Balch R. 2926 Lucy.
Mass residence in 1781.
CONTENTS

July twenty sixth seven hundred and eighty one Nath l Balch Dexter and Lucy Willards, both of Grafton joined in marriage Pr. Daniel Grosvenor Pastor
A true copy from the records of the Town of Grafton of the Marriage of Nathaniel Balch Dexter and Lucy Willards, with the exception of the date, which is expressed in the records in fair legible figures, "July 26. 1781"
Charles Prentice, Clerk of the Town of Grafton
I Charles Prentice of Grafton in the County of Worcester and State of Massachusetts, do depose and say that I hold the office of town Clerk of said Town of Grafton, and that the above is a true extract from the records of said Town with the exception above named as certified by me.
Charles Prentice, Clerk of the Town of Grafton,
Commonwealth of Massachusetts County of Worcester ss Sept 8 th 1838 Then personally appeared Charles Prentice above named who is known to me as a man of truth and made oath that the above deposition by him subscribed is true.
Before me Olin Adams Justice of the Peace.

State of Rhode Island County of Providence
On this 26 day of February AD 1839 personally appeared in open court being the Municipal Court in the City of Providence a lady of Rund Lucy Dyer now resident in the City of Providence aged 79 years of age who being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of July 7 1838 entitled "an act granting half pay & pensions to certain widows" that she is the widow of Nathaniel B Dyer late of said Providence deceased who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution that a short time before his death he petitioned Congress for a pension, & to said petition and the evidence annexed she refers for a specification of his services she is unable to specify them altho' she used often hear him speak of them

And she further declares that she was married to the said Nathaniel B Dexter in June 1781. in the town of Grafton in the State of Massachusetts. that her marriage is recorded in said town & copy duly certified is now in the Pension office at Washington to which she now refers. Her husband the said Nathaniel B, died on the 22 d day of April 1832 and since then she has remained a widow. 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 & ninety four to wit at the time above specified - Lucy Dexter
Witness
Thomas Burgess
Municipal Court of the City of Providence February 26. 1839. Subscribed, and duly sworn to by Lucy Dexter in open Court. Albert Greene Clerk

I Nathaniel G B Dexter now resident in North Providence in the County of Providence being now fifty years of age on oath do testify & say that Lucy Dexter who has signed & sworn to the foregoing declaration is my mother & the said Nathaniel B Dexter was my father My father died in April, 1832  1783 and since then my mother has remained a widow and I further testify that about ten days ago I sent on the record of my mother's marriage to the Hon J L Tillinghast thinking that was all that was necessary to obtain her pension
Nathl G B Dexter
Municipal Court of the City of Providence, February 26. 1839. Subscribed and duly sworn to, by Nathaniel G. B. Dexter, in open Court.
Albert Greene Clerk

And the said Court hereby certifies, that said Lucy Dexter, who has signed the preceding Declaration, and that Nathaniel G. B. Dexter, who has signed the preceding Deposition, are both credible persons; and that their statements are entitled to credit.
I, Albert G. Greene Clerk of said Court, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Lucy Dexter, for a pension.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and have affixed the Seal of said Court, this 26 th day of February, A.D. 1839.
Albert G. Greene Clerk.
N 4536 Lucy Dexter Nathaniel G. B. Dexter P. 900 recd July 38

Lucy Dexter children

State of Rhode Island
County of Providence
June On this seventh day of May 1853 personally appeared before the Municipal Court of the City of Providence in said County, Nathaniel G B Dexter of North Providence in said County, who being duly sworn according to law on his oath make the following declaration as well for himself as the other children of Lucy Dexter deceased widow of Nathaniel B Dexter deceased who was a soldier of the Revolution & served as such as he has always understood & verily believes, and in order to obtain all arrear of pension due his said father under the act of Congress of June 7 1832 at the time of his death & his said Mother under the act of Congress of July 7, 1838, at the time of her death — And he further declares that his father the said Nathaniel B Dexter departed this life on the 22 d day of April A D 1832 leaving his said Mother as his widow who continued his widow up to the time of her death, that she died on the twentieth first day of May A D 1848, leaving surviving children whose names are set forth in the Certificate of the Court hereto annexed, That his said Mother in her life time made an application for a pension under the act of Congress of July 7 1838, which he supposes was sent to the Pension Office in Washington but for what reason it was not granted

he does not know. To the declaration his said mother made he refers to, for proof of his said mother's marriage & also for an account of his said father's services in said war of the Revolution Wherefore he requests that all arrear of pension due his father under the act of June 7 1832 & his mother under the act of July 7 1838 at the time of her death may be ordered to be paid her children
Nathl G.B. Dexter
In Municipal Court of the city of Providence, June 7 th 1853.
Subscribed and sworn to by Nathaniel G.B. Dexter in open Court.
Albert G. Greene, Clerk.

And the said Nathaniel G B Dexter makes further oath that the following are the names of the children of his father & mother who survived the death of his mother viz Sarah Leveck widow John W Dexter Nathaniel G B Dexter Harris Watsonian T Dexter Mary C Harris wife of Edwin & Martha B Thurber wife of Stanton Thurber
Nathaniel G B Dexter
In Municipal Court of the City of Pawtucket,
June 7, 1853.
Subscribed and sworn to by Nathaniel G B Dexter in open Court.
Albert Greene Clerk

State of Rhode Island Providence Plantations,
Providence, ss
Municipal Court of the City of Providence, in said State, exercising Probate Jurisdiction, June 7 th 1853,
Be it remembered, that satisfactory testimony has been this day produced before this Court, that Lucy Dexter late of said Providence, deceased, widow of Nathaniel B. Dexter late of North Providence in the County of Providence, deceased, who was a soldier of the Revolution, - died on the twenty first day of May, A.D. one thousand, eight hundred and fifty eight. That the said Nathaniel and Lucy were married on or about the twenty seventh day of July A.D. one thousand, seven hundred and eighty one, and lived together, as man and wife, until his death, which took place on the twenty second day of April, A.D. one thousand, eight hundred and thirty two; - that after his death she continued his widow until her death; That at the time of her death, she left the following named children, to wit: Sarah Levesque widow, John W. Dexter, Nathaniel G. B. Dexter, Waterman T. Dexter, Mary C. Harris, wife of Edwin Harris, and Martha B. Thurler,

wife of Stanton Sharber; and that each of said children are now over twenty one years of age.
And be it further remembered, that satisfactory evidence has been produced before the Court, that the said Lucy, in her life time, was an Applicant for a pension, on account of her said Husband's services in the War of the Revolution under the Act of July ye 1838; but died without obtaining it.
In attestation whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and have affixed the seal of said Court.
Albert Greene Clerk

dear
Hon. J. W. L. Edwards Conus. Peoria

July 20. 1839. H. R. Washington.
Sir,
I send Certificate of Marriage, Deposition & authentication, to apply to a claim of Mrs. Lucy Dexter, for a pension, for services of her husband Nathl. B. Dexter, now deceased, whose application papers were left with you by Mr. Burges in 1832 or thereabout. These papers, now sent, appear to have been  were forwarded to me under the supposition that, with the papers above referred to, now on your files, they would be sufficient for obtaining a Certificate for Mrs. Dexter. On examining & collating them if you find that not to be the case, will you have the goodness to inform me what is deficient & to be supplied, etc. etc.
Yours respectfully Your Obedt Servt
Hon. J. L. Russell
Joseph L. Tillinghast

ap. 13.
Off. St. Rep. U.S.
S. Dexter James L. Edwards Comm. of Pensions
file with Lucy Dexter's papers - R.I. Island

Office of Rep s U. States April 12. 1839.
Sir
A letter has been received at this office from the Hon Joseph L. Tillinghast, of Providence Rhode Island, requesting that a petition & paper, which he represents to have been presented to the H se of Rep s by the Hon. Mr. Burges, about the year 1830, on behalf of Mrs. Lucy Dexter, widow of Nathl B. Dexter, should be sent to you, — I have to state that we have carefully examined our records & files, & it does not appear that from the year 1820 up to this time any petition or application has been made to the H se of Rep s on behalf of Mrs. Lucy Dexter. — May it not have been made to the Senate, — or directly to yo r office, With much respect
Yr. ob st Serv t
To Col James L. Edwards } Com r of Pensions }
S. P. Weche

Pawtucket June 24, 1853
Sir
I herewith transmit the claim of the children of Lucy Dexter widow of Nathaniel B Dexter a soldier of the Revolution for arrears of pension due him at the time of his death & his widow at the time of her death - She made an application in her life time for a pension under act of July 7, 1838 which was sent to the Hon J. L. Tillinghast then a member of the House of Representatives I am also informed that N B Dexter petitioned Congress for a pension a few years before his death for a pension - In behalf of the children I have to request that that petition may be obtained as evidence of their claim, It undoubtedly states his services upon which this claim is founded -
I am Respectfully Yours at Servt Betsy Lowell
Genl P. H. H. do

Office of the Secretary of the Senate April 17. 1839.
Sir, In reply to your note of the 15 th instant, I have to inform you that no papers in the case of Mrs. Lucy Dexter appear to be on the files of this office.
Very respectfully
Your Ob t Servant L. A. Machen P. C.
J. L. Edwards Esq.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, February 13 th 1839
I hereby Certify, That Otis Adams, is now, and has been for the year last past a Justice of the Peace for the County of Worcester, in the said Commonwealth, duly constituted and commissioned; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given in and out of Court.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John D. Sleeper Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Hon. Jas L. Edwards Comm. of Peace Washington

Please direct to me at Providence R.I.
Sir,
I now send you the Declaration of Lucy Dexter widow of Nath l B. Dexter which, with the papers I before sent you will, I hope, be satisfactory & sufficient to procure her pension, & am with highest
Yours
Joseph L. Tillinghast
Att n . G. L. Edward)

Everything searched for soldiers Decl. mentioned by Will
Seton Hon. J. G. Tillinghast Mar 29 th 1853 • Poughkeepsie Sept 1. 1853 2926 7 July '38

2926
P. O. _____
Lucy Dexter
Service: wid. of Nathaniel B.
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Wages: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18 .

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Dexter Robert GRADE Private LINE Pennsylvania
WARRANT NUMBER 9286 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED February 7, 1792 to Rosanna Manning, Adm X -
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.