Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 13501, Elkanah Howes, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Howes, Elkanah Desire
N. 13501
CONTENTS

Lot 2nd : Reas, Aug 8 th '39 -
Massachusetts - 3,779.
Desire Howes, widow of Elkanah Howes , Mass who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 4 th March 1833 of Barnstable in the State of Massachusetts who was a P er in the Company commanded by Captain Hamilton of the Reg t commanded by _____ in the Mass s line for 8 mos 21 dys
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 29 Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 th day of Aug t '39, and said Lot 2nd : Reas, Barnstable, Mass.
Arrears to the 4 th of Mar. - $ 87.00 Semi-annual allowance ending _____ $ 4.50 $ 101.50
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by R. Benjamin Clerk, Book A Vol. 17 Page 96.

H 104 Declaration of Dixie Heard for a pension
Mass
act 4 July 38-
In 77-
Vol. 36. 159. 160. 157 on from 1 march to 21 nov. 76
Vol 36 - p 14. 15. 16 - Capt Gray (75) not on
Vol 36. 88. Capt Hamilton 75 not on

State of Massachusetts } County of Barnstable - }
On this Thirtieth day of October in the year Eighteen hundred and thirty eight. personally appeared before the Court of Probate, a Court of Record within and for said County, Desire Howes a resident of Dennis in said County of Barnstable and State of Massachusetts, aged eighty three years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed July 4 th 1836 - That she is the widow of Elkanah Howes late of said Dennis deceased, who was a private soldier in the Revolutionary war at sundry and long periods of time. The particular places where all those services were performed she does not now particularly recollect, except that he served at Eastham and at or near Falmouth in this County, and also at Nauskan or in the vicinity of that Island .
She further declares that she was married to the said Elkanah Howes on the fifteenth day of May in the year seventeen hundred & seventy seven - That her husband the aforesaid Elkanah Howes died on the fourth day of March in the year eighteen hundred & twenty three - That she has remained a widow ever since, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed - She further states that she knows certainly that her said husband served at Falmouth for a short period after their said marriage soon after the birth of their first child, but she cannot now furnish any evidence of that service unless the same can be found on the documents in the Department.

of War at Washington to which she refers, and if no proof can be found on those documents she prays that a pension may be allowed her under the Act of Congress passed July 7 th 1838
Witness, Timothy Reed
(Desire her Flower) mark
I am now residing at Milford Barnstable Co. - Estate of Probate Brewster Oct. 30. 1838
Then Desire Flower personally appeared before said Court and made oath to the truth of the foregoing declaration & subscribed the same in open Court
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court the day & year above written Timothy Reed Register Probate

I David Atwood of Chatham in the County of Barnstable and State of Massachusetts being of lawful age do hereby certify that I hold the office of Town Clerk in Chatham aforesaid, and that I am legally qualified to transact the business of said office. That I have the Books containing the records of the aforesaid Town in my possession, in one of which Books is the following record. "Elkanah Howes, of Yarmouth and Desire Eldridge, of Chatham were married," May fifteenth One Thousand seven hundred and seventy seven. and I further certify that the foregoing is a true Copy from the original records of the Town of Chatham now in my possession, excepting the words "fifteenth," and One Thousand seven hundred and seventy seven, which were written in fair legible figures in the original record thus: 30 May 15 th 1777.
Now I David Atwood above named, depose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the Town, County, & State, aforesaid, and that the above is a true extract from the records of said Town with the exception above named as certified by me — Dated at Chatham October 9 th 1838. } Clerk of the Town of Chatham David Atwood }
State of Massachusetts County of Barnstable October 9 th 1838. Then personally appeared the above named David Atwood and made solemn oath that the above certificate and deposition by him subscribed is true.
Before me, Seth C. Crowell Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Barnstable ss. I Timothy Reed Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Barnstable & Common- wealth aforesaid hereby certify that Beth Brantley Esq. is a justice of the Peace in and for said County of Barnstable duly Commissioned and qualified and that I believe the within signature purporting to have been made by him to be his genuine signature.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court this 30 th October A.D. 1838
Timothy Reed Clerk
Certificate of Marriage between Thomas & Susanna Edwards
The within record of marriage was found in 264 th page of Book of Records in Cohatham for the year 1777-

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 135-61
Desire Howes
Widow of
Elkanah Howes
Priv. Mass. Sins
Act: July 7 th 1838
Index:—Vol. a , Page 346
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Desire Haves
4404
Scott Jan. In. Recd, 10:
May '39 -
at 4 July 36

Samuel Taylor of Yarmouth in the County of Barnstable and State of Massachusetts aged Eighty Two Years. Depose and say that I was a Soldier in the Revolutionary War for nearly the term of five years. That I well knew Elkanah Haves of Deliens in said County. That I always knew him from a boy having been born in the same town and having always lived within two miles of each other. I well remember and know that the said Haves enlisted on or about the first of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy five in a company of State Militia under the command of Captain Joshua Gray of said Yarmouth for the term of six months. & I well remember and know that the said Haves served as aforesaid for said six months having enlisted in the same company and at the same time with the said Haves. I also know and remember that I in company with said Haves was taken from the company of Captain Gray after our enlistment and transferred to the company of Militia serving on the same duty and in the same County under the command of Captain Hamilton of Chatham in said County. And that we were discharged at the same time. I also know Desire Haves. Widow of said Elkanah and know that she has ever remained the widow of the said Elkanah — Samuel Taylor
State of Massachusetts } September 10 th A.D. 1838 County of Barnstable }
Then personally appeared the above named Samuel Taylor and made out that the above deposition by him subscribed is true before me
Dale S. Hunt Justice of Peace

State of Massachusetts } September 12. A.D. 1838 County of Barnstable }
I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Samuel Taylor and that he is a man of truth and a credible witness Caleb S. Hunt Esq. Pres. Peace
Samuel Taylor of Barnstable ss Barnstable ss.
I Timothy Read Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Barnstable & Com- monwealth aforesaid hereby certify that Caleb S. Hunt Esq. is a justice of the Peace in & for said County duly commissioned & qualified and that the above written signature purporting to have been made by him is his genuine signature In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand at the seal of said Court this thirtieth day of October A.D. 1838
Timothy Read Clerk
Samuel Taylor Esq. for Miss. Elizabeth Freeman, Pres.

5397 Desire Haines 2 Declaration for pension
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5397- Desire Haines Mass. 3979 Act 7 July '38 m 77.
adm'd Emo 21. 8. p'u 29 3/4
No deduction
Timothy Reed. Barnstable Mass.

State of Massachusetts County of Barnstable } ss,
On this first day of June, One thousand eight hundred and thirty nine, personally appeared before the Court of Probate, a Court of Record for the County of Barnstable aforesaid, "Desire Howes" a resident of Dennis in the County aforesaid, aged eighty four years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7 th 1838, entitled, "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows." —
That she is the widow of "Elkanah Howes," who was a soldier in the American Army at sundry periods during the Revolutionary war, the exact times and places where all those services were performed she does not now personally recollect - except that he served at Eastham, in the County aforesaid, in the year 1775 under the command as she believes of Capt. or Lieutenant "Thomas Hamilton," he the said Elkanah having enlisted under Capt. Joshua Gray, but was transferred to the Company of Capt. Hamilton.

= aforesaid as will more fully appear by the deposition of Samuel Taylor (forwarded to Washington with her original papers,) and the documents on file in the Department — The the said Elkanah also served at Nantucket Island and vicinity in this state in 1776 under command of Capt. Nye — and resided in this county when he entered the service and continued to reside here till his death.
She further declares that she was married to the said Elkanah Howes on the fifteenth day of May in the year seventeen hundred & seventy seven — That her husband the aforesaid Elkanah Howes died on the fourth day of March, in the year eighteen hundred & twenty three — 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 & ninety four. Viz. at the time above stated — And she refers to a declaration recently made by her now in the pension office and the evidence accompanying the same and the documents in the war Department for proof & explanation hereof.
Deedire J. Howes mark

Barnstable ss At a Court of Probate held at Barnstable in said county on the 1 st day of June A.D. 1839 The foregoing declaration was sub- scribed and sworn to by the said Desire Mayes in open court before me
Nymphaas Weston { Judge of Probate
I am the clerk of said court Barnstable County ss I Timothy Reed Register of the Court of Probate in & for said County hereby certify that the Hon. Nymphaas Weston is the Judge of said Court and that the above signature pur- porting to have been made by him is his genuine signature Witness my hand and the seal of said Court this 1 st June A.D. 1839 Timothy Reed Reg. Probate

1838
Barnstable June 10 th Ms. 55970 June 10 1838
Free
Desirée Mid. M. Edwards
J. L. Edwards Esq. Comm: of Pensions Washington City D.C.

Barnstable Mass. June 10. 1839
J. L. Edwards Esq. Secy of Pensions
Sir I enclose a declaration of Desire Haines for a pension under the last act, agreeably to your suggestion — By your letter it seemed seem uncertain whether the deposition of Saml. Taylor was among the papers before sent — He gave one and if it be not among them be so kind as to inform me and delay the consideration of this case till I can procure another
Please make returns to me
Respectfully Dorothy Haines

Horace
Garnes Port Me May 3 rd 18
Free John Reed M.C.
May 8 Inab
Mass:
James L. Edwards Esq. Washington City D. C.

Farmouth Port May 3 d 1839
Sir
The Widow Desire Horner of Dennis Mass ts widow of Elkanah Horner has made application for a pension & is very anxious to learn the result, will you have the goodness to inform me
I am Respectfully Yr Ob t Serv t John Reed
J. L. Edwards Esq

I David Vincent of Ashfield in the county of Franklin and commonwealth of Massachusetts aged seventy six years do depose and say, that in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy six I was an inhabitant of Yarmouth in the county of Barnstable and state of Massachusetts aforesaid and that I was at that time well acquainted with Elkanah Howes of said Yarmouth and know that he was a soldier in the war of the revolution in the american service and I know that sometime in the spring of the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy six he the said Elkanah Howes at said Yarmouth enlisted into a company in the american service for eight months and that he served the whole time out for which he enlisted. the company to which he belonged was I believe stationed on the island of Nantucket in said state of Massachusetts and in the vicinity of said island and was I think commanded by Capt. Elisha Nye. Dated at Ashfield August the 31 st 1838 David Vincent
State of Massachusetts } August the 31 st 1838 County of Franklin } ss. Then personally appeared before me Henry Bassett a justice of the peace within and for said county the above named David Vincent, and made solemn oath that the above deposition by him subscribed is true; and I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the said David Vincent and I know him to be a man of truth and veracity and a credible witness Henry Bassett, justice of the peace.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Franklin ss.
I, Elizah Alvord , Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, for the county of Franklin, do hereby certify, that Henry Bassett Esq. before whom the within affidavit first appears to be a Commissioner, is a Justice of the Peace in and for said county duly commissioned and qualified; and that his name subscribed to the certificate of the caption within, is his genuine signature.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said court at Greenfield in said county this sixth day of September A. D. 1838.
E. Alvord de Clerk
Darius Kimball Deputy

I Henry Hall of Dennis in the County of Barnstable and State of Massachusetts aged seventy seven years, depose and say That I was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. and in the year Seventeen hundred Seventy six was stationed at Falmouth and Vicinity in this County, and was several times on the Island of Nantucket during my said service, where I repeatedly saw Elkanah Howes who was also a soldier in the American Army. altho. in a different company from my own. I well knew said Elkanah Howes from a boy. having always lived within half a mile of each other till his decease. I know that the said Howes enlisted for that service, and I think for eight months and served the whole time out - and I think under the command of Capt Elisha Nye - Henry Hall
State of Massachusetts } October 17 th 1838 - County of Barnstable }
Then personally appeared the above named Henry Hall and made oath that the above deposition by him subscribed is true, before me Seth Knowlton Justice of the Peace

State of Massachusetts County of Barnstable } October 17 th 1838
I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the within named Henry Hall and that he is a man of truth and a credible witness — S. H. Brownell, Justice Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Barnstable } I Timothy Reed Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Barnstable Commonwealth aforesaid hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the original as of justice of the Peace in the said County duly commissioned and qualified and that the foregoing signatures purporting to have been made by him are his genuine signa- tures
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court this 30 th Oct. A.D. 1838
Timothy Reed Clerk
Henry Hall's Deposition

4104 Nov 27 Mss. 4 July 1836. Dun House Granstable Nov. 23
Free
J. L. Edwards Esq. Law at Pensylvania Washington City D.C.

I Seth Crowell of Dennis in the County of Barnstable and State of Massachusetts of lawful age to give Evidence do testify and say that I was well acquainted with El Rayah Howes late of said Dennis deceased and know that he died on the fourth day of March in the year eighteen hundred and twenty three. That I was present at his funeral and that my recollection of the event corresponds with the records of the same which I have seen recorded in the Family Bible of the Widow of the said El Rayah - I also state that I also well knew Desire Howes widow of the said El Rayah and know that she has remained his widow and unmarried since said El Rayah's decease - And I further testify that the said Desire is the identical person who this day in Probate Court and in my presence made filed and sworn to her declaration for the purpose of obtaining a pension.
Seth Crowell
Court of Probate
Present taken for Brewster October 30 th 1838
Then personally appeared in open court  before me an of the Justices of the peace within and for said County and the above- named Seth Crowell and made an oath that the above deposition by him signed is true.
of the County of Also hereby certify that I (saying)  also personally acquainted with the above named Seth Crowell and know that he is a man of truth and principle and in all respects a credible witness -
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court the day of your above written Timothy Read Right Probate