Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 23874, Tristrem Cram, Continental (N.H.)

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Continental (N.H.) Cram, Tristram N. 23874 or  Trustram Anna
CONTENTS

15.602 Maine R
Christen Cron of Bethel in the state of district of Maine who was a Private - in the regiment commanded by Colonel Stark - of the New Hampshire line, for the term of One Year -
Inscribed on the roll of Maine District - at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 10 th of April 1818 -
Certificate of Pension issued the 1 st of Nov r 1819 and sent to William Crosby Esq r Belfast Maine -
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1819. 16 25 / 100 - 134:66 Semi-ann. all ce ending 4 th March 1820 - 48 -
$182:66
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
Notication sent to William Crosby Esq r 31 Oct. 1820 Belfast Maine

of Nathan Green post Col Starks Rest New Hampshire June 1795 - 8 year - due 10th April 1818
Dr Mance
Michael McElroy to the honour of Nathaniel Green of the county of Hillsborough State of
In what month in 75 did official enlist -
See endorsement on Jonathan Gilman's declaration.
is [unclear] of [unclear] Rejected
Jonathan Gilman of the county of [unclear] State of [unclear]

1818 April 7 th
We the subscribers Select men and overseers of the poor in the town of Brooks in the County of Hancock and district of Maine do hereby certify that Tristan Cram of said town a private soldier in the late revolutionary war is now a resident citizen of the United States and that by reason of his reduced circumstances stands in need of assistance from his country for his support and that in our opinion he is well entitled to the relief provided by a late law made for the benefit of the necessitous survivors of the late army and navy of the late revolutionary war
Luther Gogg
Samuel Jones
Isaac Bloom
} Selectmen and overseers of the poor of the town of Brooks

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
HANCOCK, ss.
ON the 6 th day of April A. D. 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Third Eastern Circuit, of the Court of Common Pleas, in said Commonwealth, including the Counties of Hancock, Washington and Penobscot : Personally appeared Tristram Brann who, being by me first duly sworn according to law, on his oath made the statement and declaration by him subscribed, and hereto annexed, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled " An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the revolutionary war."
And thereupon, I the said Judge do certify that I am satisfied the said Tristram Brann did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in his said decla- ration, against the common enemy, and that he has made it appear to me, that he is in re- duced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support.
Which proceedings and the testimony annexed, being all he has been able to produce, I now transmit to the Secretary, for the department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.
IN testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my name and caused the seal of said Court to be hereto affixed by Moses Shaw Esquire, Clerk of said Court for said County of Hancock.
William Brattle Judge

I Tristram Cram of Brooks in the county of Hancock and District of Maine being sixty one years old on oath say that some time in the fall of the year 1775 I enlisted into the service of the United States in the late revolutionary war as a private soldier, for the term of one year and near shortly after embarked at Cambridge in Capt. Amos Morrill's Company in Col. John Stark's Regiment in the New Hamp- shire Troops and served out my time in said company and Regiment and was honorable discharged at Mount Independence on Lake Champlain.
Since lost my discharge and all other papers touching said service - I am now poor and stand in need of assistance from my country for my support.
Tristram Cram
The aforesaid Claimant upon further reflection is confident that the above enlistment was in the last part of Dec r 1775. Tristram Cram
Cambridge Massachussetts
Hancock 1/ Dec r 10. 1819
Sworn to before me -
Wm. Knight Chief Justice - of the Superior Court for the District of Maine -

Anstram Bram nr 15.602
[Faint handwritten cursive text, possibly "Bram" or "M" or "A"]

STATE OF MAINE.
At a Circuit Court of Common Pleas, begun and holden at Castine within and for the County of Hancock on the second day of July A. D. 1820.
Hancock SS.
On this Eleventh day of July 1820, being the first day of said term, personally appeared in open court, being a court of record by the laws of said state, with power of fine and imprisonment Tristram Cram aged 83 years, resident in Brooks in said county, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows, to wit: as a private one year in 1796 in capt Amos Morrills company in colonel John Starks Regiment in the Newhampshire line
of all which I made declaration before the Honorable Wm Crosby on the tenth day of April 1818, and have received my pension certificate therefor, No. 15,602 and I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen in the United States on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War," passed on the eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts, due to me; nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
Tristram Cram
Sworn to and declared on the eleventh day of July 1820 before the Court
attest Nelson Shenn Clerk

Sworn to and declared on the eleventh day of July 1820 before the board
attest Nelson Shaw Clerk
(Schedule) I Westrum  bram on oath say and declare that I have no real nor personal Estate nor any Income whatever except my necessary bedding and wearing apparel, except - - One bow; one knife 2 years old; one half of sheep; I am Taylor by profession but by reason of age and the loss of my right hand I am unable to do very little. I am lame in one leg. I have two children and one grandchild living with me.
Susan aged 20
Dane 18
Maria 5 years
I do say that without my Pension I am unable to support myself and family
Westrum bram -
Hanover J.
State of Maine
I, MASON SHAW, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Third Eastern Circuit, in the County of Hancock and State of Maine, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the records of the said Court: And I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is forty three dollars and _____ cents.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this twentieth day of July A. D. 1820.
Nelson Shaw Clerk of the said Court for the County of Hancock.

Maine
3127
Anna Cram widow of Trustram Cram who was a Private in the N. H. line
for one year
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 40 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 2nd day of Dec r . 1842. and sent to
A. M. Vowey Newport, Maine
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 1. Page 3.

4086 Declaration of Annex Exhibit to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of July 7. 1838
4086
m 80. d. 31.
abnd 12 mo pri 40 A
no deduction
Hunt J Alderson HQR

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of July 1838
Starr of Maria Waldo County Me
On this twenty eighth day of December in the year eighteen hundred & thirty eight personally appeared before the board of Probate for said county Nissa Brann  years aged seventy seven, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath in these words make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress of the March, of July 1838 —
That she is the widow of Frederick Brann who was a Private Soldier in the Army of the Revolution & a pensioner under the act of 1818. all which will appear by his declaration on file in the War Department.
The Gurnhen declares that she was married to the David Gurnham born at Deerfield New Ham- pshire on the twenty first day of August in the year Seventeen hundred & eighty, that her husband the aforesaid Gurnham  Brown died at Barks State of Maine on the twenty fourth day of March in the year eighteen hundred & thirty one - & that she has remained a widow ever since that period - as will more fully appear by a deposition to the first hereto annexed - Said Brown served in some of the battles of the war in

Colonel John Stark's Regiment as understood Healed by me - June 18th 1838 Anna and Grace Sworn to & subscribed in open court the day & year above written before me
Oliver Johnson Judge
State of Maine Waldo County ss
I Solymon Heath Register of the Court of Probate for said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court of Probate in the matter of the application of Anna Grace for a license.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed my seal of office this 28th day of Decr. 1838
Solymon Heath
Register of Probate.
The No. of Tristram Grace's Probate Certificate was 15612

I Joseph Green of Brooks in the County of Waldo State of Maine in each declare that Brustum Green late of S. Brooks died on the twenty fourth day of March in the year eighteen hundred thirty one & that Anna Green his widow now lives in the same Brooks & has remained a widow ever since the death of the said Brustum Joseph Green
Subscribed & sworn to this 28th day of Dec. of A.D. 1838 before me
Alfred L. Snow Justice of the Peace
I the before named Justice of the Peace certify that Joseph Green is a man of truth & that the his declarations in each are entitled to credit Alfred L. Snow Jus. Peace
State of Maine } Waldo County } } I Solymon Heath Register of the County of Probate for said County certify that A. Johnson is a magistrate as alive & that the foregoing Signature purporting to be his is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name & affixed my Seal of Office this 28th day of December 1838
Solymon Heath
Register of Probate

I, Edmund Rand of Deerfield in the County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire, do hereby certify, that I am the Town Clerk of said Deerfield, and have the Records of said Town in custody; and that the following is a true extract from said records, to wit:
"A Record of Marriages returned by the Rev. Timothy Upham of Deerfield"
"Trustram Cram to Anna Simpson both of Deerfield August twenty first in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty."
I hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the record, with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the record in fair, legible figures, as follows: "August 21-1780"
Edmund Rand
I, Edmund Rand, above named, depose and say: that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the town of Deerfield, County and State aforesaid, and that the above is a true extract from the Records of said town of Deerfield with the exception above named, as certified by me.
Edmund Rand, Clerk of the town of Deerfield State of New Hampshire Rockingham ss. Sworn to this 7 th day of November A.D. 1838.
Before me
Ebenezer Hill Justice of Peace

State of Massachusetts County of Berkshire ss-3
I J. Bartlett Scott clerk of the Superior Court for said County certify that Ebenezer Hill is a Magistrate of same County & that the foregoing Signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed the Seal of said Court this Third day of December A.D. 1838.
J. B. Scott clerk

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of * William Cram a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. * Name also appears Trustram Cram
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     1776 1 yr. Pvt Amos Morrill John Stark N.H.                                                   
Battles engaged in, _____
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Deerfield Rockingham Co. N.H.
Date of application for pension, Apr. 10 1817. The claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Brooks Hancock Co. Me.
Age at date of application, 61 yrs. He died Feb. 24, 1831 at Brooks Me.
Remarks: He was b. Aug. 21, 1756, at Deerfield N.H. Anna Simpson, She was allowed pens on an application executed Dec. 28, 1838 while a resident of Waldo Co. Me aged 77 years. In Rev. Soldier referred to two children and one grand child Susan Rogers, Jane 18 yrs. and Maria 6 yrs.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

1914 Nov 7 H. H. to Mrs. H. H. Kirkbride V.L.M.
Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 23874
Sanna Cram wid. of Trustram Cram Prio N. H. line
Act: Donk. 37 th 18 H. B.
Index:—Vol. A , Page 156
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Maine 1717
Anna Cram, widow of Truesdell Cram, deceased who was a pensioner under the Act of 18 March, 1818, and who died on the 29 th of March, 1831, of Waldo co. in the State of Maine who was a private in the _____ commanded by Captain _____ of the Regt commanded by Col. Stark in the N. Hampshire line for one year - private.
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 40 Dollars _____ Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 th day of Janu- ary, 1839 and sent to Hon. H. J. Anderson, S. R.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1838 = $100:00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 M. '39 - 20
$120:00
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by S. A. Elish Clerk, Book A, Vol. 1, Page 5

I Michl. McClary of Epsom in the County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire. Marshal for the district of New Hampshire. Testify and declare that in the last part of the fall of Seventeen hundred and Seventy five or the first part of the Winter Seventeen hundred and Seventy Six, Tristram Cram (then of Deafield in the State and County aforesaid) Enlisted for the term of twelve months, as a private Soldier in the Revolutionary War against great Britain in a Company Commanded by Captain Amos Merrill in Col. John Stark's Regiment in which Company I was a Lieutenant during said twelve months. That the said Tristram Cram faithfully served the term he enlisted for.
Michl. McClary
State of New Hampshire County of Rockingham ss Epsom September 18 th 1819 Michl. McClary made Oath that the above declaration by him subscribed Subscribed was the truth.
before, Saml Morrill, Jus. Peace
The annexed Deeds are not authenticated. But as McClary the last Deed was an Opinion of the claimants Reg d and is now an Officer of the U.S. — It is hoped his certificate will be deemed sufficient evidence to support this claim — if not there Deed can be authenticated. when returned.
Wm Cragg Judge

I Samuel Bickford of Oron in the County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire. do hereby declare that in the last part of the fall of Seventeen hun- -dred and Seventy five or the first part of the Winter Seven- -teen hundred and Seventy six. Truman Cram then of Deerfield in the County and State aforesaid. Enlisted as a private soldier. for the term of one year in the Re- -volutionary War against great Britain in a Compa- -ny Commanded by Capt. Amos Merrill in Col. John Starks Regiment. that the said Truman Cram. served the term he enlisted for being one year. and I further declare. that I was a private soldier in the same Company and Regiment. with the said Cram during the whole twelve months —
Test M c Clary
Samuel Bickford Deerfield.
State of New Hampshire } September 18 th 1819 Samuel County of Rockingham } Bickford made Oath. that the declaration by him Subscribed was the truth —
Before
M c Clary Justice

I Francis Locke of Epsom in the County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire do testify and declare. That in the last part of the fall seventeen hundred and seventy five or the first part of the Winter Seventeen hundred and Seventy six. Tristram Cram. then of Deerfield in said State and County Enlisted as a private soldier in the Revolutionary War against great Britain in a Company commanded by Captain Amos Merrill in Col. John Stockes Regiment. That the said Cram Enlisted for the term of one year, and faithfully Served said term.
Francis Locke
State of New Hampshire County of Rockingham ss Epsom Sept. 18 th 1819
Francis Locke made Oath that the above declaration by him subscribed was the truth.
Before
Nathl. McClure
Master of the heart of the woman Throughout the States New Hampshire

Anna Cram
the 43-
Swan -
A. Wolfgangener Atty.

Know all men by these presents, that we Mary Scribner Scaly, Esq., Heirs of Tristan Giam a Rev. Pen Constituted have Constituted and Appointed, & by these presents do Constituted appoint A. M. Ganguer of the City of Washington our true & lawfull attorney, irrevocably, for us & in our our names, place, and stead, to ask, and receive of and from the United States any Bounty Land, Pensions, Money or Moneys that now is or are due to us on account of services rendered or expen- -se incurred by him while in the service of the United States or on any other account whatsoever and in our names to give Receipts and other sufficient discharge for such Bounty Land, Pensions Patents, and money due as aforesaid, and to attend to and prosecute any and all business of whatever nature we may have with or before any of the Departments of the Government, and, generally, to attend do any and every other act or acts, that we ourselves might or could do, were we personally present at the doing thereof: hereby ratifying and confirming whatsoever our said Attorney shall do in and about the premises by virtue hereof.
In Testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hand & seal This twenty Seventh day of March A D 1852.
Interlined before signing & the word „attended“ Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of Thos J Gribbin
Mary Scribner

State of Maine } County of Waldo } on this twenty seventh day in 1852 personally appeared May Tilton before me and acknowledged the foregoing power of attorney to be an act and deed for the purposes therein contained. Nathl S. Leubner f. P.
State of Maine } County of Waldo } I hereby certify, that Nathl S. Leubner Esq before whom the foregoing affidavit and acknowledgment was made, and who has thereunto subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of Superior Judicial Court for said County cont this 30th day of March AD 1852 A. Peterson Clerk

Washington City D.C. May 5, 1832
Sir,
Enclosed you will find Power of Attorney from Mary Scribner and Sally Page, heirs of Tristan Brann, a Revolutionary Pensioner in the State of Maine.
I wish to examine the papers on file upon which a certificate issued to him.
He draws a Pension of $96. per annum under Act of 18 th March 1828.
Yours Truly A. M. Ganger " Atty
Hon J. E. Heath Com y Pensions

3268
Anna Cram
40 $
R. M. Lowney Belfast Me

State of Maine Waldo County ss.
On this twenty fifth day of July 1843 personally appeared before the Subscriber a justice of the Peace in and for said County of Waldo Anna Crane a resident of Brooks in said County of Waldo aged eighty two years who being first duly sworn according to law did in her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the pension made by the act of Congress passed on the 3rd of March 1831, granting pensions to widows who served during the Revolutionary War. That she is the widow of Tristram Crane who was a private soldier in the Army of the Revolution & a pensioner of the United States under the act of 1818. In since the services of her said husband she refers to her own declaration & the evidence thereto annexed, made under the act of July 7, 1838 now on file in the Pension Office. She further declares that she received a pension under the act of July 7, 1838 of Forty dollars by the year & that she is still a widow -
For Anna X Crane
Seen to & subscribed the day & year first above written before the said Anna Crane who is personally known to the subscriber - Benson Michael Chase Jus. Peace
State of Maine Waldo County ss }
William H. Burwell
Clerk of the courts for the County of Waldo do hereby certify that Michael Chase is a Magistrate

in the said County of Wake & that the foregoing Signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court of said State this twenty ninth day of July A. D. 1843 -
M. B. Dumas Clerk

Belfast (Maine) Augt. 10. 1843
Sir
Herewith you will receive the application of Mrs. Anna Brown for a pension under the act of Congress of March 3. 1843 — You will please to send her certificate to me —
I am Sir very respectfully Yours etc Sir Nathl W. Lawrence

Washington Jan y 20 th 1839
Sir,
I enclose herewith the declarations of Annabram & Eleanor Wilson in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of July last -
Very respectfully,
Your ob t Serv t
R. D. Manser
Hon. L. G. Edwards

August 3 Oct 14
John C. Calhoun
Adams
1st 1776
Free
old case.
Triumphant Col Starks Regiment ms
City Washington

VICTROLAS
29 Stamped Envelopes
OPTOMETRIST
H. H. NERBOVIG
M osc Rus!
The Third Avenue JEWELER
Box 412
Stamped envelope ret'd 6 L W SHELDON, IOWA
Nov. 2, 1914.
Department of Interior, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Madam: Kindly inform me what No. records you may have of the following men -
 Tristram Cram of N. H.  John Cram Jr. " "  Randin Walker of Virginia  James Walker " Virginia  Samuel Wing " Maine  Ebenezer " " 
Very Respectfully Mrs. H. H. Norbovig

W.H.
Sheldon, Ia.
Nov. 7, 1914.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen: In response to your letter of Nov. 4, I will give you as much of the desired information as possible.
1. John + Cram Jr. b. at Hampton, N. H. May 16, 1710, He m. Mary Sanborn of Hampton. He d. at Chichester N. H. in 1797. He signed the Association Test at Deerfield 1776. Do you find

any Rev. record.
2. Tristram Cram , son of John above. F. Brooks, Me.
May 7, 1831. He m. at Deerfield Me. H. Aug 12, 1780, Anna Simpson.
Tristram Cram was a member of the 4 th Regiment of Militia in Along F.N.H.
1775.
Tristram enlisted in Capt. Simon Mason's Co. of Col. Joseph N.H. Antler's Reg. for the defence of Rhode Island
July 15, 1777.
3. Samuel Wing b. at Harwich on Cape Cod, he removed to what was then called

Winthrop (now Readfield, Maine) in 1776 during the Rev. The wife of Samuel was Hannah Harr. of the old Cape family of that name.
4. James Walter of Virginia his wife's name was Martha. I wish to know if you have Rev. records of these men.
Very Respectfully Mrs. H. H. Norbovig.