Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 22886, Willis Currier, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Gurrier, Willis Sarah
W 22886
CONTENTS

11 No. 8023.
Sarah Carrick widow of Willis Carrick who was a Private in the Massachusetts Line
Husband died in year 1824.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of Thirty Four Dollars Seventy Seven Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the Twenty Third day of November 1846. and sent to
William Allen Esq. Norridgewock Maine.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
and June 17 - 1844.
Recorded in Book 4 Vol. 2. Page 2.
Henry Wood, Clerk.
2 Certs.
Act's of 1838, } " " 1843 } " " 1844. }
Rep d .

I, Ruth Currier wife of Joseph Currier of Amesbury in the County of Essex and State of Massachusetts, aged seventy nine years, on oath depose and say, that in the time of the revolutionary war I lived within half a mile of Willis Currier my husbands brother, my maiden name was Ruth Colby, I remember that Willis Currier was in the revolutionary service with my brother Ichabod Colby, and others from the neighborhood, for the purpose as they said of guarding prisoners, And I remember that Willis Currier with my brother came home on furlough in the course of the winter, and I often heard them talk about their campaign at winter hill.
Ruth Currier her X mark
State of Massachusetts County of Essex ss. Nov-5 1846 Then personally appeared the above named Ruth Currier and made oath that the above deposition signed by her is true, And I certify that she is personally known to me and is a respectable and credible witness—
Joshua Colby Jus Peace

Extracts from the town Record of the town of Newtown in the county of Rockingham in the state of New Hampshire being the records of Marriages in said town, On the fourth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty five, Willis Currier of Amesbury and Sarah Bartlett of Newtown were joined in marriage by the Jonathan Ames, Attest Thomas Currier Town Clerk
Sarah Currier's Record Application for Pension 12750
State of New Hampshire April 9th 1846 County of Rockingham ss.
Be it known that before me John Hoit a Justice of the Peace within and for the county aforesaid personally appeared Thomas Currier Town Clerk of the town of Newtown in the county aforesaid and made oath in due form of Law that the above extract is truly expressed from the records of said town, except that the dates in the original are in figures " Jan. 4th 1785" John Hoit Justice of the Peace

State of New Hampshire Rockingham County ss
I Ira B. Hoitt Clerk of the Judicial Courts within and for said County certify that John Hoitt Esq who has subscribed his name to the within certificate, is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission is dated on the 17 th day of Jan., 1842. and will expire in five years from that date, and the signature purporting to be his was made in my presence and is genuine
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of our Superior Court of Judicature this tenth day of April Anno Domini 1846
I. B. Hoitt Clerk

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the 3 d section of the act of Congress of the 4 th July 1836 and the acts supplementary thereto passed on the 3 d March 1843 & 17 th June 1844
State of Maine
County of Somerset vs. On this second day of April 1846 personally appeared before the Hon John S. Denny a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of the State aforesaid at the dwelling house of Minnie Currier at Bloomfield in the county aforesaid, at a Special Court there held. Widow Abigail Dyer a resident in the dwelling house aforesaid in Bloomfield in the county aforesaid aged Eighty one years (who by reason of old age and bodily infirmity cannot attend said Court at any other place than the house in which she lives) who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the Act of Congress passed July 4 th 1836 and the acts supplementary thereto passed March 3 d 1843 and June 17 th 1844. that she is the widow of Willis Currier deceased who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution and served in three campaigns as follows, to wit 1 st . In Capt. Samuel Hase's company in Col. Gerrish's Regiment of Guards stationed at Cambridge Massachusetts as a private from July 12, 1778 five months and five days. 2 d . In Capt. Stephen Jenkins company in Col. Gerrish's Reg t . from the counties of Suffolk & Essex in Massachusetts, as a private from October 14, 1779 One month and twenty days 3 d . In Capt. Richard Silcomb's company in Col. Wadsworth's Reg t . from the county of Essex in Massachusetts from July 6, 1780 three months and eighteen days, making in the whole ten months and thirteen days including allowance for travel - all with the Massachusetts troops He being a resident in Antrimbury in the county of Essex

in Massachusetts at the time of her enlistment; that she afterwards in 1799 removed from Amherst to Conesville in Maine at which place she lived till her death.
She further declares that she was married to said William Garrison on the fourth day of January in the year Seventeen hundred and eighty five that her maiden name was Sarah Bartlett, that Sarah Bartlett one of the signers of the Declaration of Inde- pendence was her father deceased  deceased that her husband the aforesaid William Garrison died at Conesville on the fourteenth day of October in the year Eighteen hundred and twenty four and that she has remained a widow ever since that period, that she now resides with her son Thomas Garrison in said Bloomfield; All which will more fully appear by reference to the proof heret annexed; That her marriage did not take place before said service was performed by her said husband, but afterwards as above stated and I now correct my original statement as the last year of my husband's service which was in 1780, Sarah Garrison
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me John L. Simney { Justice of the S.S. Court of the State of Maine
I the above named Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of the State of Maine do hereby certify that Sarah Garrison the above named declarant is a person of good reputation for truth and veracity; that by reason of old age and bodily infirmity she is unable to attend said Court, where it is usually held in said county
John L. Simney { Justice of S.S. Court of the State of Maine

State of Maine } ss. On this second day of April 1846 County of Somerset } personally appeared before the Hon. John S. Farnley a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of the State of said at a special Court at Bloomfield in the county of said. Hencas Currier a resident of said Bloomfield aged fifty four years and Ephraim Currier of Bridgewater aged fifty two years both residents in the county of said who being first duly sworn according to law depose on oath that they are sons of the late William Currier who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution that they removed with their father from Haverbury their native place in Massachusetts, in the fall of the year 1799 to Bloomfield in Maine that they have often heard their said father William Currier speak of his services in the Revolutionary war of his being in a company of Quade at Winter Hill near Boston and of his being at Peskikettle in New York: that he died at Cornville in the county of Somerset in the State of Maine on the fourteenth day of November 1824 that their mother Sarah Currier has remained a widow ever since the death of their said father in 1824
Phineas Currier
Ephraim Currier
Subscribed & sworn the day and year above written before me
John S. Farnley
Justice of Supr. Jud. Court of State of Maine
I the above named Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of the State of Maine do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named deponents and that they sustain a good reputation for truth and veracity.
John S. Farnley
Justice of Supr. Jud. Court of Maine

State of Maine Somerset County  On this second day of April 1846, personally appeared before me John S. Farnes a Justice of the Superior Judicial Court of the State of Maine. Ephraim Currier a resident of Cornville in the county of Somerset aforesaid aged Seventy two years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he is brother to William Currier who was a resident in Ansonbury in Massachusetts during the Revolutionary war. I recollect that there was an alarm that the Regulars had come to Boston and men were mustered at my father's with guns & drums and my brother William was with them and I have no doubt that he served as a private in the Revolutionary war. I was a small boy and cannot state the particulars of his service; I have no doubt that he was the same William Currier who served in Col. Gannett's Regt. and in Col. Wadsworth's Regiment. I know that my father removed from Ansonbury to Cornville aforesaid after the war that he died in that town as much as twenty years ago; and I know that Sarah Currier is his widow & that she has remained a widow ever since his death; I lived in her family seven years when I was young and learned the journey trade of tanner. He was eleven years older than I was; and there was no other person of that name in that town.  Ephraim Currier
Subscribed & sworn to the day and year above written. Before me, and I certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named deponent and that his reputation for truth & veracity is good.
John S. Farnes } Justice of Sup. } Jud. Court of } State of Maine

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 22,886
Sarah Comrie
Widow of
Willis Comrie
Dis. New War.
Act March 3 rd 1872 June 13 th 1874
Index : Vol. A , Page 162
[Arrangement of 1870.]

V No 12750.
Sarah Currier, Me.
Wm Allen. July 16. 1846.
Act of July 1838.

Rep d
Maine. 10.1311.
Sarah Carrier
Widow of Willis Carrier who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died in the year 1829 of Somerset in the State of Maine who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Huse of the Regt. commanded by Col. Gerrish in the Massachussetts line for 10 months, & 12 days.
Inscribed on the Roll of Portland, Me. at the rate of 31 Dollars 77 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 d day of Nov r 1846 and sent to William Allen, Norridgewock, Maine.
Total amount, $ 173.85
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by L. Henry Wood, Clerk, Book D. Vol. 1. Page 3.

No. 127.54. 9
Sarah Currier
Maine
7 July 1838
Maria 1785
Husband died 1824
Somerset Co. Me.
Capt. Huse
Col. Gerrish,
Act of 7 th July 1838.

Pension office
July 1846
Sir,
The claim of Sarah Burnier has been examined and the the papers filed.
The service credited to a private soldier in the certificate of the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Mass. is not does not appear to have been rendered by

Abstract of service of Willie Currier
In Capt Hues Company in 1878 5 mo 5 days In Capt Jenkins Co in 1879 1 mo 20 days In Capt Fitzcubbs Co in 1880 3 mo 18 days In all 10 mo 13 days
Col. James L. Bennett Conf. Service Washington

Norridgewock, May 5, 1846
Col: James L. Edwards, Com d of Pensylvania
Dear Sir
I enclose herewith the application of Sarah Garrison widow of William Garrison for a pension. You will please examine the case and if it sufficiently made out send a certificate for her to my care as soon as practicable.
I am dear Sir,
your obedient servant William Allan of Norridgewock Maine agent for Sarah Garrison

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To the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Boston

APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF REVOLUTIONARY SERVICES, MADE BY THE WIDOW OF THE PARTY WHO RENDERED THE SERVICE.
State of Maine County of Somerset Town of Hanfield
The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is hereby requested to furnish evidence from the Rolls in his office, of my husband's service in the war of the Revolution. His name was Willie Garrison ,
He enlisted from the town of Wesbury in the County of Essex and State of Massachusetts in the year 1777 as a private in the Company commanded by Captain Flase . I know not what Regiment in the Hapsacketh Militia and he served as follows,* viz:— as she thinks in a detachment at White Hill and in guarding the troops captured with Burgoyne about four months or more and afterwards as near as she can ascertain in a company under Captain Sunt in the summer of 1778 or 1779 about four months or more and was stationed at Fishkill in New York .
It being before her marriage and her husband having been dead more than twenty one years she is not able to recollect and cannot with certainty ascertain the particulars
*Here describe as fully as may be, the length of service, the rank &c. of the soldier, or the capacity in which he served, and all other particulars known.

respecting her husband's service, but she has good reason to believe that he served during part of two years and knows that he lived at Amesbury where he first enlisted or was detached to guard Burgoyne's troops in the fall of 1777 and that he did not serve or 1780 after the fall of 1777, as he then went to learn a trade; That she removed from Amesbury to the State of Maine more than forty six years ago, and since that time the most of her old acquaintances in that place have died and she is therefore unable to obtain parole evidence of her husband's service.
1846-8
I am now 80  48 months  Eighty years old, and my memory does not enable me to state my husband's services more fully than above stated.
WITNESS my hand, this nineteenth day of January A. D. 1846.
Sarah Currier
Signed by said Sarah Currier who lives near me, in my presence, J. C. Davis Abram Hymans JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.

Norridgewock Jan'y 20, 1846
To the Sec'y of State
Sir Please to cause an examination of the records to be made on the annexed application and communicate the result to me in mail and whether fees are charged shall be forthwith remitted to you by
your obed servant
William Allen for Sarah Cumming
William Allen Esq. Norridgewock Main

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston;
March 23, 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 Willis Carrier is borne upon a Muster Roll of Capt Samuel Huse's Company, in Col Jacob Gerrish's regt of Guards stationed at Cambridge as a private from July 17 1778 3 Months and 3 days. Upon a Pay Roll of Capt Stephen Jenkins's Company, in Col Jacob Gerrish's regt from the Counties of Suffolk & Essex as a private, from October 14 to November 22 1779 including allowance of 240 Miles travel, 1 Month & 20 days. Upon a Pay Roll of Capt Richard Dumb's Company, in Col Nathaniel Wade's regt from the County of Essex, as a private, from July 6 to October 10 1780, including allowance of 260 Miles travel, 3 Months & 18 days.
5. 57 1. 20 3. 8 10. 13 3/4
Not

upon Roll of any Court Suits
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.

State of Maine ss. I Joshua Gould Clerk of all the Judicial Courts in the county aforesaid do hereby certify that the Honorable John S. Dunney is one of the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court of the State of Maine and that the signatures to the papers annexed purporting to be his are genuine and that the foregoing contains the original proceed- ings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Sarah Carrier for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said said Court at Norridgewock this fifth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and forty six
Joshua Gould Clerk

Evidence of service of Sarah Carrick's claim to a pension for service of Nathan Carrick in Capt Hassie's Company 5 mo 3 days in Capt. Perkins Co. 1 mo 20 d in Capt. Pitcairn's Co. 3 mo 18 d Total 10 mo 13 d
Four months & thirteen days as by Certificate of the Secretary of State of Massa- chusetts on file in the Pension Office

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston:
Nov 6, 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 names of Ichabod Colby, Aaron Rogers and Thomas Stanwood, mentioned in the annexed application, are borne upon rolls in this office, with the name of Willis Curran, as follows, viz: Ichabod Colby upon Capt Samuel Haws's roll for the 5 Months Service from July 3 1778. Aaron Rogers upon Capt Stephen Perkins roll for 1 Month and 20 days Service from October 14 1779. and Thomas Stanwood upon Capt Richard D'Archie's roll from July 1780.
The name of Willis Curran is not borne upon rolls of any other officers in this Office.

And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the Commissioner's letter of July 16 1846 was filed in this Office; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone; and that said letter, 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 E. Cabot,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

I, Aaron Rogers, of Newbury, in the County of Essex, and State of Massachusetts, aged Eighty four years, a revolutionary pensioner, affirm and say, that in, or near the year 1778, (I am not positive in regard to the time), I was in the revolutionary war, and served in the company of Capt. Jenkins, in Col. Gerrish's regiment, about three months - Our company was composed of men from the towns of Newburyport, Newbury, and Amesbury principally - During most of the time after the campaign, our company was scattered and billeted along the road for the space of twelve miles, and I had but little opportunity for making an acquaintance with the men - I think our second Lieutenant belonged to Amesbury, but by reason of my age and infirmities I cannot state positively - Aaron Rogers
State of Massachusetts - Essex ss. Nov. 3. 1846. - Then the above named Aaron Rogers personally appeared before me, and affirmed under the pains and penalties of perjury, that the above statement signed by him is true, and I certify that he is personally known to me, and is a respectable and credible witness -
J. P. Northingham, Jus. Peace -

I, Thomas Stanwood, of Newburyport, in the County of Essex, and State of Massachusetts, aged eighty three years on oath depose and say, that in the year 1780, I was in the revolutionary war, and served in the company of Capt. Richard Titcomb, at West Point about three months. Our company was composed principally of men from the towns of Newburyport - Salisbury, and Amesbury - I do not recollect many of the names of our company, but I recollect that there were several by the name of Currier but cannot state where they all belonged - I recollect particularly the name of William Horne, from Amesbury, but was acquainted with him before we enlisted. -
Thomas Stanwood
State of Massachusetts. County of Essex ss. - Nov. 3 rd 1840.
Then personally appeared the above named Thomas Stanwood and made oath that the above deposition signed by him is true - And I certify that he is personally known to me, and is a respectable and credible witness. -
J. P. Worthingham - Jus. Peace -
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Newbedgecook. Nov 10. 1846
Col James I. Edwards Com d of Pensions
Sir
On the receipt of your note of July 16 that the evidence filed in your office to support the claim of Sarah Carrier to a pension on account of the services of her late husband Willis Carrier dec d in the army of the Revolution, this Carrier being confident of the validity of her claim has been at some expense to obtain the necessary evidence to establish it: and now files the annexed depositions and certificates to establish it: She now wishes you to re-examine her claim and if found to conform to the rules of the department or that the evidence satisfactory to forward her a certificate accordingly, directed to my case.
I am Sir
very respectfully
Your ob t Servant William Allen

I, Joseph Currier of Amesbury in the County of Essex and State of Massachusetts aged eighty one years on oath depose and say, that Willis Currier was a brother of mine, was brought up and resided in Amesbury aforesaid, untill he removed to the State of Maine about forty seven years ago.
And further depose and say, that he was in the revolutionary war in the winter of 1777—78, as near as I can recollect, and as I heard him say was quartered at Winter Hill, he was once at home on furlough during his campaign, and while at home, I often heard him speak of what transpired in the camp, and there was no other person by the name of Willis Currier from Amesbury or any of the adjoining towns that I ever heard of at that time.
Joseph Currier
State of Massachusetts County of Essex ss. Nov 5 1846 Then personally appeared the above named Joseph Currier and made oath that the above deposition signed by him is true. And I certify that he is personally known to me and is a respectable and credible witness —
Joshua Colby — Jus. Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston November 7 th 1846
I hereby Certify, That at the date of the annexed attestation Joshua Cilly was James P. Frothingham were Justices of the Peace for the County of Essex, and
in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted; and that to their 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 C. Sleeper, Secretary of the Commonwealth.

No 12750 } 9127 } 1284 Sarah Currier widow of Miles Mr
act 7 July 1838 -
Accts 10 mo 13 ds due $ 314 77 puan
Accts Accts March 1843 and 17 June 1844 $ 314 77 puan
William Allen Vernon Grove Mr

Pension Office November 1846
Sir
The Supplemental
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