Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 13399, Eleazer Hathaway, Mass

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Hathaway, Eleazer Anna
N 13399
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Massachusetts
Anna Hathaway.
widow of M aj Eleazer Hathaway, Recd. who was a pensioner under the Act of _____ and who died on the 29 August, 1803 - of Bristol Co in the State of Mass: - who was a Lieutenant in the _____ commanded by Captain _____ of the _____ commanded by _____ in the Mass: Mil ia line for 7 Months & 24 days -
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 104 Dollars _____ Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 d day of May 1839 and sent to A. Bad- -set, Taunton, Mass: -
Arrears to the 4th of Mar: 1839 $ 312.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept r - 52.00 $364.00
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by M c Harcant Clerk, Book 1 - Vol. 1 - Page 95

State of Massachusetts County of Bristol } ss
On this fifteenth day of December Eighteen hundred and thirty eight personally appeared before Eliza Priscott Judge of the Probate court within and for the county of Bristol. Anna Hathaway a resident of Fairhaven in the aforesaid county of Bristol age eighty seven 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 1832 entitled an act granting half pay and pension to certain widows, That she is the widow of Eleazar Hathaway late of Fairhaven in the aforesaid county deceased who was a captain in the Militia of the revolution that he served three months at Dorchester or Roxbury in the State of Massachusetts in the latter part of the year 1775 and for part of 1776 as captain or commanding officer of a Company of Militia which was raised for that time of time in the town of Dartmouth as appears by the depositions of Albin Spooner Esq. and Micah Hathaway That after the aforesaid service the said Eleazar served six months at the fort in Fairhaven then Dartmouth, as a Lieutenant under Captain Benjamin Dillingham of said Dartmouth and after the said six months expired he served three months longer at said fort as Captain That this service was in 1776, That she cannot say who the said Eleazar Colonel was at Dorchester unless it was Col John Hathaway of Fairhaven in the aforesaid county or Col. Brewer that she can not say where said Brewer belonged That

either Edward Pope or Thomas Hampton both of said Fort- mouth was his Colonel at the aforesaid fort as appears by the dep- -osition of Joby Hathaway and Lewis Gifford; that after the service at said fort he the said Eleazer was on duty at Rhode Island as appears by the deposition of Alvan Sprague Esq and Joby Hathaway eight days or more but whether he was at Rhode Island more than once she can not say.
She further declares that she was married to the said Eleazer Hathaway on the twenty fourth day of August in the year Seventeen hundred and Seventy nine That her husband the aforesaid Eleazer Hathaway died on the twenty ninth day of August Eighteen hundred and three at sea That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January Seventeen hundred and ninety four viz at the time above stated appeared & subscribed before signing Anna her Hathaway mark written before me Oliver Prescott.
I Oliver Prescott Judge of the Court of Probate in and for the County of Bristol & State of Massachusetts hereby certify that Anna Hathaway the above applicant for a Pension cannot by reason of bodily infirmity attend the Court Oliver Prescott

Jos Gifford certificates

August Twenty fourth Seventeen Hundred Seventy Nine Eleanor Hathaway was Married to Anne Pope both of Dartmouth by Samuel West Minister
A True copy of the record with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in full legible figures as follows August 24 th 1779
Start Joseph Gifford Town black of Dartmouth
I Joseph Gifford above named do hereby certify that I hold the affairs of blocks of the town of Dartmouth in the county of Bristol & State of Massachusetts & that the above is a true extract from the Records of said town with the exception above named as certified by me Joseph Gifford Town clerk of Dartmouth
Bristol 11 September 17 th 1858 then Personally appeared the above named Joseph Gifford and Made oath that the above certificate by him Sabrevelue is Just and true
Byrd to Clark Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts - Bristol ss. I Anselm Bassett Register of the Court of Probate in for said County do hereby certify that Oliver Prescott whose signature is affixed to the foregoing certifi- cates is the Judge of said Court of Probate.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court this twenty second day of December Eighteen hundred thirty eight A Bassett
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bristol ss. I Anselm Bassett Register of the Court of Probate in for said County do hereby certify that Cyrus E. Clark whose signature is affixed to the foregoing certificates is a Justice of the Peace in for said County - In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court this twenty second day of December Eighteen hundred and thirty eight
A Bassett

4137
Anna Hathaway of Bleeker Massachusetts
admitted St. 7 mo. 24 day #104
1 Dec 1776 7 mo 24 day
vol 13, page 198
Apr 4 1776 3 mo
Capt. Billings
on roll Nov 18
219
not church of same
died 29 Oct 1803
Act 7 July '88
A. Bapett Dartmouth (Mass)

Micah Hathaway
on roll vol 18 hose 156 St, to 4 Apr 1776 1 Dec 1776 7 m 24. to Rillington
vol 18, page 198 for Apr 4. 1776 3 m Cape Rillington
on roll vol 18 page 219 Feb 1776 add duration of service not mentioned
died 25 Aug 1803
A 207 July '88
A. Bapett Jan 1803 Mab
4137
Anna Hathaway of Elenzer Massachusetts
admitted Oct. 7 m, 24 days 1704

New York State
Cayuga County 3 d p. I hereby certify that John P. Hulbert Esq. was on the first day of October 1838 a Judge of Cayuga County Courts and Supreme Court Commissioner duly qualified. That I know his hand writing and that the several signatures above purporting to be his are genuine witness my hand and official seal this first day of October 1838
G Warren Foster
Deputy

State of New York Cayuga County I ss Micah Hathaway of Scipio in said County being duly sworn says that he is seventy one years of age & upwards and is the son of Eleaner Hathaway late of Fairhaven Bristol County Massachusetts. That he deponent was born in said town which was then called Dartmouth previous to the Revolutionary war and was about eight years old at the commencement of said war
That deponents own mother the first wife of said Eleaner Hathaway died in the fore part of the war but at what particular day deponent does not remem- -ber. Deponent further says that about two years after the death of deponents mother the said Eleaner Hathaway was again married to one Anna Pope of the same town. That deponent was not present at the wedding but will remember the time and that the said Anna was brought to said Eleaners house and she & the said Eleaner continued to live together as man & wife until the the death of said Eleaner which happened about thirty four years ago
That in the commencement of the war the said Eleaner left home to go to Roxbury to go into service and remained absent for some time but her long deponent does not recollect. That after he returned from Roxbury but at what time deponent does not remember the said Eleaner served as a Lieutenant at the fort at the mouth of Newbedford river for some

considerable term of time but how long he deponent can not state
Deponent further says that the said Eleazer afterwards entered the Service and went to Rhode Island and continued absent some time but deponent can not state how long - yet he thinks as much as two or three weeks. That said Service was in case of alarm and said Eleazer for a time belonged to no company when he left home but went to the place of rendezvous and was there attached to a company as deponent understood and deponent is reminded therefore to state who were his officers during said term. Deponent further says he well remembers that said last term of Service was after the said Eleazer second marriage with said Anna as aforesaid.
And further deponent saith not sworn this first day of October 1838 before me J. Miah Hathaway John P. Wilbeck
Supreme Court Commissioner
Judge of Cayuga County Courts
I certify my opinion that said Miah Hathaway is a man of truth & veracity
John P. Wilbeck Supreme Court Commissioner Judge of Cayuga County Courts

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 13399
Anna Katharine Widow of Ebenezer Katharine Light Rec. War
Act: July 1 st 38
Index:—Vol. a , Page 310
[Arrangement of 1870.]

WASH J. L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
Dec 27

Taunton Dec. 22. 1838
Sir, Accompanying this communication is the application of Anna Hathaway widow of Eleazer Hathaway, deceased for a pension - Any communication you may be pleased to make relative thereto may be made to me - Very Respectfully Your obed. servt - A. Marsh
J. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington -

I Samuel S Wing of Fairhaven in the County of Bristol and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged forty four years on oath do testify and say that I am the son-in-law of Anna Hathaway the widow of Elezer Hathaway late of said Fairhaven (then Dartmouth) deceased that the family records of the said Elezer Hathaway have been in my possession more than twenty years - that the following is a true extract from said Record Elezer Hathaway died August Twenty ninth Eighteen hundred and three on his passage from Richmond". I well recollect the day, when the news of the said Elezer's death arrived - I further de- clare that the widow of the said Elezer Hath- away has resided with me, and has re- mained a widow ever since the death of the said Elezer.
Samuel S Wing
Bristol ss Dec r 15 th 1818- When the

Said Samuel Sterling known to me as a credible witness - made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him Subscribed -
Before me.
Sylvus B. Clark Justice of the Peace

State of Massachusetts County of Bristol } ss
Lewis Gifford of Dartmouth in the aforesaid county of Bristol being duly sworn according to law says That he is Eighty two years of age. That he was called out on duty the first day of January Seventeen hundred and seventy six and marched for Roxbury in the aforesaid State under the command of Capt Benjamin Dillingham that he the deponent was discharged the first day of April Seventeen hundred & seventy six, That the same year he served Six months in said Dillingham at the fort in Fairhaven then Dartmouth, that Elazer Hathaway late of Fairhaven in the aforesaid county was Lieutenant of the Com- pany That after the Six months was up he the deponent served three months longer under the command of said Elazer Hathaway That they were discharged in the winter, but he the deponent can not say at what time in the winter, That he the deponent thinks that Col John Hathaway of Freetown in the aforesaid county of Bristol was his colonel at Roxbury That either Thomas Hampton or Edward Pope both of Dartmouth was his colonel at the fort in Fairhaven further the deponent says not
Lewis Gifford
Sworn to and subscribed this tenth day of December 1888
Before me Cyrus E. Clark } Justice of the Peace

Lewis Gifford

I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with said Lewis Gifford. that he is a man of truth and veracity
Cyrus E Clark } Just of the Peace
Lewis Gifford

Aldin Groom Esq.

State of Massachusetts County of Bristol ss
Alvan Spooner Esq. of Fairhaven in the aforesaid County of Bristol being duly sworn says that he is thirty eight years of age. That he was personally ac- quainted with Ebenezer Hathaway late of Fairhaven in the aforesaid County deceased. That in the latter part of the year Seventeen hundred and Seventy five and the first part of Seventeen hundred and Seventy six there was a call made for two comp- anies of Militia from the Town of Dartmouth in the aforesaid County. That the two companies were raised. That the said Ebenezer Hathaway was the Captain or commanding officer of one of the companies of one of the companies. That they marched for Dorchester said Ebenezer with them. That the said companies were called out for three months. That he was absent for some time but cannot say that he stayed the three months. That afterwards he the deponent was out on duty with the said Ebenezer at Rhode Island. That they were called out for eight days on a secret expedition. That they stayed the eight days and returned home but he cannot say the said Ebenezer was Captain at that time. That Thomas Hampton was appointed Lieut Colonel of the expedition at Dorchester and thinks that the Colonel's name was Brewer. And further the deponent says not
Bristol ss I swear and Signa this twelfth  eleventh day of November 1888 before me Thomas H. Clark Justice of the Peace

I certify that I am personally acquainted with the within named Alvin Spooner and that he is a man of truth and veracity
Syrus E Clark Justice of the Peace
Alvin Spooner

That there was a call for troops and Captain Benjamin Sillings' company was called out and inspected at the house of said Sillings' by Col. Edwin Pope and march to the fort in said Fort Leavenworth, That said Major Haskaway was Lieutenant. That in the department was in the said company. That they served six months and then the company was discharged, at the same time they called for volunteers under said Major Haskaway. That the department and about one half the company volunteers and served
Jabez Haskaway

State of Massachusetts
Bristol County } ss
Yahel Hathaway of New Bedford in said county of Bristol being duly sworn says that he is eighty two years of age. That he was acquainted with Eleazer Hathaway late of Fairhaven in the aforesaid county deceased that he served nine months with him in the fort at said Fairhaven as follows, in the revolutionary war
That there was a call for troops and Captain Benjamin Dillinghams company was called out and inspected at the house of said Dillingham by Col Ebenezer Dyer and marched to the fort in said Fairhaven then Dartmouth, that said Eleazer Hathaway was Lieutenant. That he the deponent was in the said company. That they served six months and then the company was discharged, at the same time they called for volunteers under said Eleazer Hathaway that the deponent and about one half the company volunteered and served three months longer and then was discharged. That said Eleazer Hathaway was Captain or commanding officer the last term of three months the deponent thinks this service was was in Seventeen hundred and Seventy Six. That afterwards the deponent was on service with said Eleazer Hathaway on Rhode Island for some time but he the deponent cannot recollect how long but two or three weeks or more. That said Eleazer was

Captain of the company and he the deponent was a corporal in the same company That the deponent now receives a pension from the United States for his services in the war of the revolution further the deponent says not. Jobz Hathaway
Sworn to and subscribed this
3 day of December 1830
before
Cyrus D Clark } Justice of the Peace
I certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named Jobz Hathaway, and that he is a man of truth and veracity
Cyrus D Clark } Justice of the Peace