Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 14,492, Weeden Clarke, R.I.

SERVICE
NUMBER
R. J.
Clarke, Weeden Clark or
N. 17492
Thankful
CONTENTS

W. Clarke -
Book -
of Rec d -

6 Weeden Clarke
was Born for the year of our Lord a.d 1756 January the 16 Day & 6 Day of the week.
Thankful Clarke
was Born for the year of our Lord a.d 1767 September the 17 Day
Weeden Clarke
married his wife Thankful June the 27 a.d 1779.
Ruth Clarke
Daughter of Weeden Born September the 26 a.d 1780. & 3 Day of the week.

Anna L Clarke
Born June the 15 a.d 1782 & 7 th Day of the week.
Peleg Clarke
Born august the 8 a.d 1784 & 5 th Day of the week.
Weeden Clarke J r
Born august the 17 a.d 1786 & 5 th Day of the week.
Bardon Clarke
Born July the 9 a.d 1788 & 4 th Day of the week.

Lewis Clarke
Born March the 2 a d 1793 84 Day of the week.
William H Clarke
Born July the 13 a d 1793 87 Day of the week.

Walter Clarke
Recd, February 13, 1837
Age, Years m Days 81 = 0 = 27

Lewis Clarke Dwight
March July the 26
aged 23 years, 4 months, 24 Days

6 Widen Clarke
was Born for the year of our Lord a.D 1756 January the 26 Day & 6 Day of the week.
Thankful Clarke
was Born for the year of our Lord a.D 1767 September the 7 Day
Widen Clarke
married his wife Thankful June the 27 a.D 1779.
Ruth Clarke
Daughter of Widen Born September the 26 a.D 1780. & 3 Day of the week.

27069 Rhode Island
Weeden Clark of Washington in the State of R.I. who was a Sergeant in the Comp y commanded by Captain Washburn of the Reg t commanded by Col Brown - in the R.I. line for 7 months Sergeant 6 " private
Inscribed on the Roll of R.I. at the rate of 55 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
P. Newell Kingston R.I. Certificate of Pension issued the 9 th day of Jan y . 1831 and sent to William P. Newell Esq. Kingston R.I.
Arrears to the 4th of Sep 1833, $ 137 50 Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 th Mar 31, — 27. 50 $165.
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by George Taylor Clerk, Book E, Vol. 2, Page 105
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VA

Rhode Island. 2621
Thankful Clark, widow of Weedon Clark,
who died on the 13 th Feby 1827 of Providence in the State of R. Island who was a Sgt & Pa. in the Company commanded by Captain Mason of the Regt. commanded by Brown R.I. in the R. Island line for 13 months
Inscribed on the Roll of R. Island at the rate of 55 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
14 th Feby 1827
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 nd day of Apr l 29, and said Benj. Cowell, Providence, R. I.
Arrears to the 4th of March — $116.10
Semi-annual allowance ending 27.50
$143.60
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 4 th joint } Rs?
Recorded by R. Burrows Clerk, Book A Vol. 2 Page 84.

DECLARATION.
IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE benefit of ACT OF CONGRESS, PASSED JUNE 7. 1832.
STATE OF RHODE-ISLAND, } ss. COUNTY OF Washington } ss.
1832
On this thirteenth day of September personally appeared in open Court, before the Judges or Justices of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting, Widow  Widow Clarke a resident of Richmond in the County of Washington and State of Rhode-Island, aged seventy six 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 is to say, In the first part of the month of Decr 1777 being then a private in the second company of militia in said town of Richmond, then commanded by Capt. John Clarke, he the said Widow Clarke with others of said company was detached therefrom & marched down to Boston Neck near the South ferry on the Narragansett Shore opposite to the in plain view of Wickford  Wickford in Rhode Island and where he served thirty  several days in guarding the inhabitants & their property against the enemy. At the end of which term of service he was discharged & returned home. Between the commencement of the year 1777, and the month of March 1781, at said Richmond he was at many different times drafted out of said Company to serve against the enemy, in Boston Neck & Point Judith, divers terms of thirty days each; and although he can not state precisely the times when the number of those terms of service, he is willing to state, & does declare, that between the commencement of the year 1777, & the month of March 1781, he served at divers periods against the enemy in Point Judith & Boston Neck including one town in the time of the  the  Revolution at the least ten months. In the Spring or Summer (which he does not remember) of 1781, he was drafted at said Richmond from said company & marched

on to the Island of Rhode Island where he served as a seaman for a term of thirty days where he was discharged and returned home. —
And the said Clarke declares that he faithfully served all the above named terms of service in defense of his coun- try and received pay for the same, that in the currency of little value; and he further declares that he was born in said town of Richmond on the sixteenth day of January 1956 - though he has no recollection of his age, that he has always resided in said town of Richmond; that he never received any written

discharged from any of his services; has was verbally discharged by his commanding officers - That he has no documentary evidence of any of said services, two papers hereunto annexed, one of which is signed by Col. Ray Sands & the other by Lieut. Col. Thomas Potter Jr. has was discharged by his commanding officers verbally; that he is not acquainted with any clergy- man in his vicinity or neighborhood, has refers to Joseph [illegible] who has town in which [illegible] to his character for veracity [illegible] to the accompanying order.
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.
Wm. Sam. Helme Clk
Wudin Clarke
We, Jesse Babcock residing in the said Richmond and not [illegible] on [illegible] residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with William Kingon who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be [illegible] 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.
Sworn to and subscribed the day aforesaid.
William Kingon Jesse Babcock
Sworn to on Open Court 6 th Sep r 3. 1832 Wm. Sam. Helme Clk
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 named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that William Kingon and Jesse Babcock who signed the preceeding certificate, are an credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit. And the Court further certify that from their knowledge and Examination of Elias Clarke the preceeding Deponent the Court considers his Testimony Contained in the preceeding Deposition Entitled to Credit.
I Samuel Helme do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Wudin Clarke
Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas & Ex. Session of the Peace for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this Eighteenth day of February A.D. 1833
Sam. Helme Clk

Thankful Clarke
Soon to Aug 14.

State of Rhode Island - County of Providence. on this 14 day of August A D 1838 personally appeared in open Court being the Municipal Court of the City of Providence. Thankful Clarke now resident in the City of Providence in said County aged 80 years who being duly sworn ac- cording to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of July 4 th 1836 & the Joint resolution of Congress of July 7 th 1838. viz That she is the widow of Warden Clarke late of Providence  Richmond in the County of Washington who was a soldier of the Revolution. that he served in various Companies & regiments and at various times, but she is unable to specify them. He applied for and drew a pension un- -der the act of June 7 1832 until his death, & to his declaration & the evidence she refers for proof of her claim as his

widow, and she further declares that she was married to the said Waden Clarke on the 27 th day of June A.D. 1779 at Charlestown in said County of Washington but she believes her marriage is not re- corded in said Town, but it is recorded in a private Record, hereto annexed. Her husband the said Waden died on the 13 th day of February A.D. 1837 and since then she has remained unmarried
Thankful Clarke
Municipal Court of the City of Providence, August 14, 1838. Subscribed, and duly sworn to by Thankful Clarke, in open Court. Albert G. Greene Clerk

I Pardon Clarke of the City of Providence being 50 years of age on oath do testify & say that Theobald Clarke who has signed a statement to the preceding declaration is my mother & the said Theobald was my father. My father died on the 13 th of February the 1837 & since then my mother has remained a widow & now resides with me in said City Pardon Clarke
Notarial bond of the City of Providence, August 14 th 1838, Subscribed, and I duly sworn to by Pardon Clarke, in open Court. Albert G. Greene, Clerk.

I hereby certify that the marriage of Weldon Clarke to Thankful Cross is not on the Records of this Town, that I can find.
Town Clerks Office Charlestown
August 22 nd A D 1838.
Witness
John Stanton Town Clerk
Washington sp. Charlestown August 25 th A D 1838
Personally Came before me the within named John Stanton and testified to the within Certificate according to Law
Sam King Justice Peace
Swearing, & other Expenses 40 cts
Searching Records 10
Mr Court please pay the above 50. to the bearer and Mr. Knowles "John H"

22795
Aladen Clark Rhode Island
ml
Wm P. Newell Kingston R.I.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Weldon Clark Washington Co Rhode I
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Vol 1776 1 1 — priv Cap Clark — — Boston 76 yrs documentary   " 1777 1 line Not stated Not stated — — — Newport Richmond Living   Enl 1781 1 1 — — — — — R Island R Island McKneiss   Mount Hope   Judith   R Island  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) 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 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) 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, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 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.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
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 named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services. 
 6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the years, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
The claimant should specify each particular hour of active service, the length of the same & all the names of all the officers under whom he served

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Warden Clarke a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his and (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. M. F. 14492
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Dec. 1776 30 days Ordly Sergt Jonathan Mason Robert Brown R. I.   1777 4 mos. " Jonathan Mason Dyer Potter   1778 4 " Ordly Sgt + Riv. Jonathan Mason Dyer   1779 3 " Riv. John Clarke Dyer and Potter   1780 9 & 1781 2 " " John Clarke Dyer and Potter  
Battles engaged in, _____ ✓
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Richmond, R. I.
Date of application for pension, Sept 3, 1832, his cl. was al,
Residence at date of application, Richmond, R. I.
Age at date of application, B Jan 16, 1756, D Feb 13, 1837
Remarks: He mar June 27, 1779 at Charlestown, Washington Co, R. I., Thankful Cross, born Sept 7, 1757. She was al pension in 1839, while a resident of Providence, R. I. Children: Ruth, b. Sept 26, 1780, Anna L. b. June 15, 1782; Peleg, b. Aug. 5, 1784; Meeden, b. Aug. 17, 1786; Pardon, b. July 9, 1788; Lewis, b. Mch 2, 1791, died July 26, 1811; William W. b. July 13, 1793.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

24 Needem Clarke N.7. 14492. R 3.

Mr Warden Clarke has leave of absence for three days from the date hereof December 13th A. D. 1776
Ray Vandervoort

Needham Clarke
Mid 14 492
R.G.
incb A. D.

State of Rhode Island, &c.
THERE is due to Weeden  Christopher of Providence the Sum of Sixty Three  pounds in current Continental Money, for his Wages and Rations in the Alarm in July, A. D. 1780. Wit- my Hand, this 27th Day of Novm
Isaac Potter
178 3  £ 63

Rev Lee Carr
North Adams - June 22, 1916
To the person in charge, of the war records, of the Revolutionary soldier Weedon Clarke of Richmond R.I. born Jan 16 1756 -
Can you find for me, his marriage to Thankful Cross. when and where -
enlisted in the fore part of Dec 1776 as a private 90 days in the Richmond militia Capt John Clark - discharged between 1777 1781 was

Drafted several times —
Their children
Ruth-
Anna
Peleg
Wheeler
Parlor
Lewis
William
Wheeler 2 d , my Grandfather married Hannah Gunk —
in order that my Grandson Cecil Howard Morrison 18 years may join the society of Grandsons of the Revolution in Pittsfield, Mass.

I have to find where & when Weeden Clarke and Thankful Cross were married -
Yours respectfully -
Mrs Annie Thomas Morrison 142 Brasenell ave North Adams. Mass -

Rev. Sec. m
February 6th - 1917
Bureau of Pensions
Will you please give me the War record of Weeden Clarke of the Revolutionary war Enlisted at Richmond, Va. B.P. we need this to join the D.A.R. Please send the record to Mrs Nellie M. Child 1705 Cedar St - Alhambra, California

1916, July 7, History to Mrs. Annie T. Morrison L.W.
1917, Feb. 17, History to Mrs. Nellie M. Child. L.W.
Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 4492
Thankful Clarke
Wid" of
Widow Clarke
Sgt. Boer War
Act: July 4 th  1836
Index:—Vol. a , Page 137
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Widow Clark R.I. Ad 7. June 32 when last fed? age 20 1839. G.M.B.
Died 13 Feb 1837 p to that period
JH

Mrs. Clark

State of Rhode Island &c.
Secretary's office Sept. 3 1838.
I certify, that at the session of the General Assembly of said State holden on the first Wednesday of May last Dan King was elected a Justice of the Peace for the town of Charlestown in the county of Washington, for one year, and commissioned accordingly. as appears of record.
Witness Henry Bowen Secy

BY HIS EXCELLENCY,
William Sprague
Governor, Captain-General and Commander in Chief of the State of Rhode- Island and Providence Plantations.
BE IT KNOWN, That the name, " HENRY BOWEN, " to the aforewritten attestation subscribed, is in the proper hand writing of Henry Bowen, Esquire, who at the time of subscribing the same, was Secretary of the State aforesaid, duly elected and qualified according to law : Wherefore unto his said attestation full faith and credit are to be rendered.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of said State to be affixed, at Provi- dence, this third day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty- eight and of Independence the sixty- third
Wm Sprague
By His Excellency's Command.
Henry Bowen Secy

Thankful Clark
4 July (3888) 36 8 Joint Reso. (ab 1836)
In 79 d 37-
adm
7 mo 20 d 35 6 a m 20
$53.
Died 13 Feb'y 37 bur: cem: 14 Feb'y -37.
Benjamin Providence R.I.

State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. Be it Remembered, that at the Municipal Court of the City of Providence, in said State, being a Court of Record, holden at said Providence, on the fourteenth day of August A.D. 1838, and on the fourth day of September A.D. 1838, satisfactory testimony was produced that Weeden Clarke, late of Richmand in the County of Washington in said State, died on the thirteenth day of February, A.D. 1837; that he left a widow Thankful Clarke, who now resides in said Providence; that said Weeden and Thankful were legally married, on the twenty seventh day of June, A.D. 1779; and that said Thankful is now the widow of said Weeden Clarke, and has so remained ever since his death.
And the Court do further order it to be certified, that said Thankful Clarke, who has signed the preceding Declaration, and that Pardon Clarke, who has signed the preceding Deposition, are both credible persons.
I, Albert Greene, Clerk of the Municipal Court of the City of Providence, do hereby certify, that the aforegoing contains the original proceedings of said Court, in the matter of the application of Thankful Clarke, to obtain the benefit of the provisions of the Act of Congress of July 4 th A.D. 1836 and of the Joint Resolution of Congress of July 7 th A.D. 1838.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and have affixed the seal of said.

Concord, this fourth day of September, A.D. 1838.
Albert Greene, Clerk.

I Elias Clarke of South Kingston in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, aged seventy two years, on oath, do depose & say, that during the whole of the Revolution with Great Britain my place of residence was in the town of Richmond in the aforesaid county, and that Weldon Clarke who then, & now, resided in said Richmond belonged to the militia in that town during the war. He was often drafted or detached from the company to which he belonged for the public service against the enemy; how many times he was drafted or the extent of his ser- vice this deponent cannot now say, but his service against the enemy in the course of the war he thinks was considerable; this deponent recollects that he of the said Weldon Clarke served to- gether in Brown's Creek & N. Br. and in the revolution service.
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Elias Clarke
Sworn to on Open Court Nov. 7. 1832
Wm Farr. Helme Clk

Weeder Clarke
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Robert Reynolds of Richmond in the County of Washington & State of Rhode Island aged Seventy three years on oath deposes and says, that he was well acquainted with Menden Clarke of Richmond during the Revolution with Great Britain and ever since that time and remembers during the said Menden Clarke frequently leaving being duty in the Militia on Boston Neck in Capt John Clarke company of said Richmond when this respondent was serving there, the particular periods of the said Clarke Service this respondent is not now able to state, this respondent and the said Clarke though from the same town - belonged to different companies at the time of said service.
Robert Reynolds
The State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations Washington ss at South Kingstown this 16 day of February A.D. 1833

Personally came Robert Reynolds who before me gave & subscribed the preceding deposition and was by me Duly Sworn According to Law, I further certify that the said Robert Reynolds is personally known to me and that he is a credible witness.
Matthew Waite Justice of Peace
State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations
Washington S d Clerk's Office Court Common Pleas In said County Feb y 18. th 1833.
I certify that Matthew Waite Esq r whose signature in his own proper hand writing is affixed to his Attestation of the preceding deposition of Robert Reynolds was at the time of his aforesaid Attestation & now is a Justice of the Peace for the Town of South Kingstown in said County of Washington duly commissioned under the Seal of said State and otherwise qualified as such In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of said Court the day and Year aforesaid.
Sam l Helme Clerk

Weder Clarke of Richmond in the County of Washington State of Rhode Island in amendment of his declaration by him made the third day of September 1832, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7 th 1832, and since returned to him for amendment by the commission of pension; being first duly affirmed according to law, doth on his affirmation further declare, That early in Dec r 1778, he was detached from the second company of militia, to which he then belonged, in said Richmond, & marched to Boston in said County of Washington where he served as orderly sergeant (and not as a private as is by mistake set forth in his primary declaration) against the enemy, in Col. Robert Brown's Reg t thirty days. During the afore- mentioned period of service, though Jonathan Maxson was Capt. of said company, this declarant served under Lieut. John Clarke of said company who then, in the absence of Maxson, acted as Capt. of the company, or rather detachment, in which this de- clarant then served. During the afore service Jeremiah Leffs was was Ensign of the company. From the termination of the afore-mentioned thirty days service this declarant continued to be a member of said company to the end of the Revolu- tionary war. During the whole of that period was subject to Genl formed his duties therein against the enemy, which services were mostly in

Warren set in said County. But by reason of old age & the conse- quent loss of memory he cannot declare positively as to the precise number, but he dates of most of his tours of service in Warren- set; yet he can safely state, and declares accordingly, that between the month of January 1777 & the first of July 1778, he served as orderly sergeant in said Company watching & guarding against the ene- my in Boston Neck, divers tours of thirty days each, amounting in the whole to not less than four months, under the officers aforementioned of said Company under Col. Dyer. a part of the time & a part of it, under Col. Dyer; That between the first of July 1778 & the first of July 1779, he was drafted for & served in Boston Neck, guarding again the enemy there, divers tours, each of thirty days, & not less in all than four months more; one half of the time as orderly sergeant & the other half thereof as a private, under the same officers of the company afore- mentioned under Col. Dyer's Regt. From the first of July 1779 to the first of July 1780, he served as a private in said Company guard- ing against the enemy in Connecticut Boston Neck, divers tours of thirty days each, making in the aggregate not

less than three months - during which last-mentioned period of service, John Clarke was Capt., Jeremiah Tift Lieut. and Pardon Tift Ensign of said company, under whom he served, & part of this latter service was under Col. Potter & part under Col. Dyer. This declarant can't remember that during his aforesaid services in Wampanoag he was ever, at different times, at the Geo. Brown House, John Gardner House, Four Chimney House & the Smith house.
In the summer of 1780, and This declarant was ordered in said company under the said Capt. Clarke to Boston Neck where he served thirty days against the enemy under Col. Potter.
In the spring, summer, which he can not now say with certainty, of 1781, he was drafted from said company & marched on the Island of Rhode Island and where he served at Westport under Capt. John Clarke of said company, as a prisoner thirty days; at the end of which he was discharged. This thirty days service was in Col. Dyer's Regt. -
For which aforesaid service he claims a pension.
Wadsworth Clarke

State of Rhode Island { ss. Washington County — Town of South Kingston, Dec 7 th AD 1833.
Personally came before me the undersigned assistant of the Peace, the above-named assistant Warden Clarke, & being by me duly affirmed according to law, under solemn affirmation, gave & subscribed the preceding supplemental declaration. I further certify that the said Warden Clarke is well known to me — that he is a credible witness & that his said supplemental declaration is entitled to credit.
before me John T. Withers Justice of the Peace
State of Rhode Island } ss. Washington County } ss.
I Samuel Helme Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that John T. Nichols Esq. was on the Seventh day of December 1833. & now is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified and that Signature annexed to the preceding certificate on this Sheet of paper regarding Warden Clarke & his Supplemental declaration, I believe to be his own proper hand writing. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Affixed the Seal of said Court this 9 th day of December .. 1833.
Sam l Helme Clerk