Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 22878, Silvanus Cushman, Mass

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
bushman, Silvanus Sarah
W. 22878
CONTENTS

Name  21.557
Silvanus Bushman of Kennebec in the State of Maine who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Blecher of the B.P. commanded Portland in the Maine line for 16 mos 14 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 21 Dollars 67 Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28th day of Sept 1833 and sent to W. A. Augusta Me Arrears to the 14th of Sept 1833 $ 34.17 Semi-ant. allowance ending Mar 34 - 10.83 $65.00
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by W. A. Johnson Clerk Book 6 Vol. 25 Page 8

5164 Maine.
Sarah Cushman widow of Silvanus Cushman who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 21 Dollars 67
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 nd day of Oct r 1847 and sent to
Jacob Herrick Goff's Corner Maine
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 1 , Vol. 1
1863 June 13 th Transferred to Portland from 4 th to Sept 1862 Reputed

Marriage of Silvanus Cushman & Sally Cushman
Oct. 5. 1788.

I Allen Shaw Town Clerk of the Town of Middleborough, Massachusetts, hereby certify, that in the Record of Marriages in said town, the Marriage of Silvanus Cushman and Sally Cushman is recorded as follows; viz;
"October fifth one thousand seven hundred and eighty eight Mr Silvanus Cushman and Miss Sally Cushman both of Middleborough were joined in Marriage by,
Isaac Tomson Justice Peace"
I Allen Shaw above named depose and say, that I hold the Office of Town Clerk of the Town of Middleborough Ms, and that the foregoing is a true extract from the record of Marriages in said town with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows, viz, "Octob r 5 th 1788."
Allen Shaw Town Clerk of Middleborough
Middleboro. June 24 th 1843.
Plymouth County ss. June 24. 1843
Subscribed and sworn to Before me Eliab Ward, Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Plymouth County ss.
I John B. Thomas, clerk of the Judicial Courts for the said County of Plymouth, do hereby certify, that Eliab Ward Esquire, before whom the foregoing deposition was sworn, was, on the day of taking the same a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Plymouth, duly commissioned & qualified under the authority of said Commonwealth to administer oaths & take depositions and that his signature subscribed to the Jurat of the same deposition is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court this twenty sixth day of June in the year one thousand eight hundred & forty three.
J. B. Thomas

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 28 th day of March A. D. 1833 personally appeared in open Court before the Hon. NATHAN WESTON, Judge , a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court, of said State, Silvanus Cushman a resident of Lisbon in the County of Lincoln and State of Maine, aged sixty eight 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 Nathan Belcher and served in Col. Burbank's regiment of the Massachusetts line or troops under the following named officers: viz, Belcher Capt and Burbank Col. That he enlisted in the company & regiment in April 1779 for, during the pleasure of the General Court of Massachusetts , that he continued to serve under that enlistment at Castle William in Boston harbour until the last of October of the same year when said company was verbally discharged by Gov. Hancock in person, Ephraim Thayer was Lieut. & Isaac Thayer was Ensign. That under said enlistment he served at least six months & a half .
And to the interrogatories propounded under the instructions of the War Department, he answers:
That he was born in Middleboro, Massachusetts , in the year 1764 , where he presumes his age is recorded. That he resided in Braintree, Massachusetts when he entered the service. That he has lived in Maine upwards of thirty nine years & in Lisbon  twenty two years past. That he enlisted & was discharged as he has stated, & has named such of his officers as he now recollects. That he does not know of any one who served with him whose evidence he can procure. That any of his neighbors will testify to his character for veracity & their belief of 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.
Silvanus Cushman
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Nathan Weston
And the said Judge before whom said Court was held does hereby declare his opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.
Nathan Weston

Private. Mass. troops. Belcher's Co; Burbank's regt. 6 1/2 monthly,
6 Mo 15 Days
applicant can furnish no evidence,
See testimony of Isaac Smith credible witness. —
by Indet
Alma
216 3/4 213.54 10.83 54.17
R. C. Rose, Augusta, Me.

I Isaac Smith of Lebon, Lincoln County, Maine, aged fifty seven years supwends Had a pensioner on the Maine roll, upon oath testify I say that I am well acquainted with the within named Silvanus Cushman & have known him ever since he was a boy. I know him to be a man of veracity & entitled to the fullest credit. — I did not serve with said Cushman but have frequently in years past conversed with him about his services & have never had the least doubt, I have not now that he served for the length of time & in the manner he has within stated. I lived a near neighbor to said Cushman at Braintree, Mass. during the Revolutionary war and have lived in the same town with him for the last twenty five years. Isaac Smith
State of Maine Kennebec, p:—
Subscribed & sworn to this 21 st day of August 1833, the deponent being a credible witness.
Before me Wm. Norton Jr. Justice Peace. 21
State of Maine.
KENNEBEC, ss.—I, JOHN A. CHANDLER, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts held within and for the County of Kennebec, hereby certify that the Hon. NATHAN WESTON, Judge , be- fore whom the within proceedings was had, is a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of said State; I also certify that the within contains the original proceedings of the said Court Judge, in the matter of the application of Silvanus Cushman for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court, this 28 th day of March
A. D. 1833
J. A. Chandler
I John A. Chandler above named do further certify that William Norton Jr. before whom the above affidavit was sworn as a Justice of the Peace as above & that the above signature purporting to be his is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of the said Court, this 21 st day of August 1833.
J. A. Chandler clerk

State of Maine, Cumberland County ss:
District Court of the State of Maine for the Western District holden at Portland on the third Tuesday of June 1843. —
On this twenty second day of June 1843. Personally appeared before said Court, being a Court of record, Sarah Cushman a resident of Portland in said County aged seventy years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the acts of Congress, passed July 7 th 1838, and the 23 d of August 1842, granting pensions to Widows of persons who served during the revolutionary war. That she is the widow of Sylvanus Cushman, who was a private in the war of the revolution, and a pensioner under the act of June 7 th 1832 at the rate of Twenty one dollars and sixty seven cents per annum. — She also declares that she was married to the said Sylvanus Cushman, on the fifth — day of October in the year seventeen hundred and eighty eight; that her husband, the aforesaid Sylvanus Cushman died on the fourth day of August eighteen hundred and thirty nine. 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; and that she is still a widow.
Sarah Cushman

State of Maine Cumberland ss.
Western District Court
June Term A. D. 1843
Personally appeared in open court the above-mentioned Sarah Cushman and made oath to the truth of the foregoing declaration by her subscribed. — And it is hereby certified that it has been satisfactorily proved in open court, being a court of Record, that Sylvanus Cushman, named in the foregoing declaration, died on the fourth day of August in the year eighteen hundred and thirty nine and that the said Sarah Cushman is still the widow of said Sylvanus Cushman.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court this twenty third day of June Anno Domini 1843.
Attest Charles Cobb } Clerk of all the Judicial Courts { in said County of Cumberland

Pay
WIDOW, &c.
aw
File No. 228)8
Sarah Cushman
Widow of
Silvanus Cushman
Rev Rev War.
Act: Feb 2nd 1848
Index:—Vol. A , Page 162
[Arrangement of 1870.]

V No 9180 Sarah Cushman Maine Suspended
Set to J. Pope Sep 5. 1843 - " to same Nov. 27. 1844.
Act July 7 th 38
Silvanus Cushman, Me act 7 June 1832 p 21 st Pension Office To what time was he last paid? Advd 11. 1845) Died 4 th August 1839, 46 A P d to his death B. B.

869.4 Maine.
Sarah Cushman widow of Silvanus who was a Private in the Revolution for 6 mo. & 15 days.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 21 Dollars 67 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 nd day of Oct r 18419 and sent to
Jacob Herrick Goff's Corner Maine
[Acts of March 3, 1843, & June 17, 1844.]
Recorded in Book  A Vol.  2  Page  10

10755.
Maine.
Sarah Cushman
Widow of Silas
who was a pensioner under the Act of 7 June '32 and who died on the 11 th August 1839 of Kennebec County the State of Maine who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Belcher of the Reg t commanded by Burbank in the Maine line for 6 mo. & 15 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 21 Dollars 67 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 nd day of Oct r 1849 and sent to Jacob Herrick, Goff's Corner Maine
Total amount, $
Joint Resolution [Act July 7, 1838.] and 1 July 1843. 23 May 1845 Recorded by J. P. Chase Clerk, Book Q Vol. 1 Page 23

10755.
Maine.
Sarah Cushman
Widow of Silvanus
who was a pensioner under the Act of June '32 and who died on the 14 th August 1839 of Kennebec County the State of Maine who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Belcher of the Reg t commanded by Burbank in the Maine line for 6 mo. & 15 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 21 Dollars 67 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 nd day of Oct r 1849 and sent to Jacob Herrick, Goff's Corner Maine
Total amount, $
Joint Resolution [Act July 7, 1838.] and 1 July 1843. 23 May 1845
Recorded by J. P. Chase Clerk, Book Q Vol. 1 Page 23

STATE OF MAINE.
CUMBERLAND, SS.
Clerk's Office, Judicial Courts, PORTLAND, July 20th A. D. 1849
Charles H. Harmon
CLERK OF ALL THE JUDICIAL COURTS,
In and for said COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND, certify that
Sepo Davis is an
Acting Justice of the Peace,
within and for the County of Lincoln as appears by the paper hereto
annexed; that he is DULY QUALIFIED TO ACT as such; that the
Commission of the said Davis is dated January 20th
A. D. 184 9 , and will expire January 20th A. D. 1850
and that the his are following Genuine.
SIGNATURE purporting to be
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the Supreme Judicial Court, for said State, the day and year first above written.
Chas. H. Harmon , CLERK.

State of Maine, Lincoln County, So On this sixteenth day of July, in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and forty nine, personally appeared before the subscriber a justice of the Peace, within and for the County aforesaid, Sarah Cushman a resident of Wilton (formerly Lisbon) in the County of Lincoln and State of Maine aged twenty six eight years, who after being duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration supplementary to a decla- -ration, which she made several years ago, which declaration and the documents accompanying the same are now pending before the pension department. Said declaration was made under the act of July 7 th 1838 and the acts passed subsequently thereto, granting pensions to widows of persons, who served in the Revolu- -tionary war. That she is the widow of Silvanus Cushman, who was a private in Capt. Reuben's Company, Col. Benbark's Regiment and drew a pension under the act of June 7 th 1832 at the rate of $ 21.67 per annum. She further declares that she is still a widow, that she makes this declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress passed February 2 nd 1848 and also to avail

herself under this and her former declaration of the benefits of a recent act of Congress, whereby the same proof of service, which placed her husband on the pension Roll is to be applied to her claim. And for proof of her husband's service she refers to his declaration, supposed to be in the Pension department, and for proof of his death, her marriage &c she refers to the documents accompanying her former declaration.
Witness Jesse Davis Deborah C Cushman
Sarah Cushman
sworn and subscribed on the day of the year just above written before me
Jesse Davis just. jur.
I hereby certify that the above document Sarah Cushman is personally known to me to be the individual as stated above. I also certify that she is a person of respectability, and that her statements under oath are entitled to full credit.
Jesse Davis just. jur.

I know all men by these presents that I Sarah Cushman of Webster in the County of Lincoln and State of Maine, Willows have constituted and appointed and do by these presents constitute and appoint, Jacob Herrick of Newiston Falls Village, in the County of Cum- berland and State of Maine my true and lawfull attorney, for me, and in my name to prosecute any claim for a pension on account of the Revolutionary services of my late husband Silvanus Cushman, to apply to the Commissioner of pensions for my papers in that department, to revive the same, make out another set of papers, or do any other legal act, which he my said attorney may deem necessary to be done in the premises in the same manner I myself might do where I personally present, hereby revoking all former powers of attorney, which I may have given to Joseph Pope Esq or to any other person. In witness whereof I the said Sarah Cushman has hereunto set my hand and seal the sixteenth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty nine. Witness Jesse Davis Deborah Cushman Sarah Cushman

State of Maine
Lincoln So July 16 th 1809 personally appeared Sarah Cushman, within named and acknow- ledged the within power of attorney by her signed to be her free act, before me
Jesse Davis Just. Peace,

PENSION AGENCY,
Augusta June 8 th 1863.
Sir:
Yours of the 4 th instant is received, notifying me of an application for a transfer from this agency by Sarah Cushman Widow of Silvanus a pensioner under the act of February 2 d 1848.
You are informed that she was last paid to Sept. 4 th 1862, at the rate of $21 67 / 100 dollars cents per. Annum.
I am, very respectfully,
Chas. F. Potter
Pension Agent.
To Hon. J. H. Bruce
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.

Portland Oct. 10. 1844.
Dr Sir,
I forward herewith the answer of the Secy of Massachusetts relative to the service of William Hardy.
It will be impossible to furnish any other proof than that which accompanied his first declaration.
In the case also of Hannah Jordan widow of Abner Jordan, who made her application under the Act of July 1836. no further proof can be found on the rolls, there being only the lists of Officers, but no enrolments of the Company in which he served to be found. The same also is the result, in the case of the claim of Sarah Cushman, widow of Silvanus Cushman, who served in the vicinity of Boston. No rolls of his Colonel or Captain can be found in the Secretarys Office.
I am Sir, yours respectfully Joseph Pope
J. L. Edwards Esq Court of Pensions }

Webster, An unclear in County, May 18 1863
Sir,
I have made application at the Agency at Portland, Me. this day for the payment of my pension due 4th Vermont last. I am informed that my name is not on the roll at Portland. I will thank you to cause my name to be reported at Portland for payment.
I am a pensioner as the widow of Sylvanus Cushman w. h (a soldier in the revolutionary) per Act 2 d Febry 1848 for (2 d July 1848) at $21.67 per annum
Respectfully yours
Sarah Cushman
Mr. H. Barrett Esq. Commission of Pensions Washington D.C.
Pension Agency Portland Maine
May 18. 1863
I hereby certify that the facts above set forth are true Henry Willis Pension Agent

Newiston Falls, (Maine), July 23 rd - 1849
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Sir. I herewith forward to your Department, the Declaration of Mrs Sarah Cushman, widow of Silvanus Cushman, a pensioner of the U. S. for Revolutionary services. I presume that the proof of service received, in the claim of her husband is applicable to her claim and that a supplementary declaration is all that is necessary, in order that she may obtain her certificates. I respectfully request, that this and the accompanying papers may be filed, with her original declaration, and that the subject may be taken up, at the earliest time consistent with the regulations of the department.
Very respectfully your obedient servant
Jacob Herrick
Goff's Corner
(Maine)
J. L. Edwards Esq, Commr. of Pensions Washington D. C.

Portland June 29. 1843.
J. L. Edwards Esq. } Committee of Pensions }
Sir,
Herewith I forward to you the application of Sarah Cushman for a pension under the Acts of Congress of July 7. 1838, & Aug. 23. 1842. And am, Sir,
Yours very respectfully, Joseph Pope,

State of Maine.
THE  John Lewis — a Clergyman, residing in the town of Lisbon — in the County of Lincoln — and Aaron Dwinell and Robert Jack — residing in the same town, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Sylvanus Cushman — who has subscribed and sworn to the annexed declaration; that we believe him to be Sixty Eight 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 Lewis Aaron Dwinell Robert Jack
State of Maine.
Lincoln ss.—Sworn and subscribed this tenth day of April
A. D. 1833
Before me,
Nathl. Gerrish Justice of the Peace.
Nathl. Gerrish, Esq., is a Magistrate as above. The Rev. John Lewis is a Clergyman residing in Lisbon, and Aaron Dwinell & Robert Jack, Esq., residing in the same town are credible persons & their statement is entitled to be believed.  J. A. Chandler