Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 21,767, Samuel Hinkley, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass
Hinkley, Samuel
NUMBER
R 21.767
CONTENTS
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Samuel Hinkley
29760
• April 11 1836 Ref d (with Resolution) to the Com te on Rev d Pensions
• May 10 1836 Com te  disch d to li
Hall of file
Rev d Pensions
24 AK ans d Apr 28 th 1834

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
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 Samuel Hinkley
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1777 " 3 " Private Joseph North Col. n. Age 77 years Darius Webber Clergyman   1779 " 4 " Private Saml West Col Jordan Partin Col Georgetown John Hinkley Esq   1780 4 " " " Jerome Spring   1781 2 " " Joseph White   13 Mrs. Morrison   Notes for Saml Hinkley David Oliver   Joseph Gwalt  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JAMES 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 days 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
Evidence of service must be procured from the off or other Secretary of the State of Mass. etc.

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 the 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 inquiry 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 tours, 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.
The notes from [a] to [i] 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.
[k] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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Samuel Hinkley 29.760
3.
E. Kavanagh BB
Abie Grolon Agnes Babb Maine

STATE OF MAINE.
COUNTY OF LINCOLN SS.
Twenty six the day of December At a Court of Common Pleas holden at Wiscasset in said County on the first day of December A. D. eighteen hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open Court, before John Rootes , Esq. one of the Judges thereof, Samuel Hinkley a resident of Georgetown in the County of Lincoln and State of Maine, aged seventy seven years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. That he
entered the service of the United States, served as herein after stated - In the month of December in the year one thousand seven hundred & seventy six, he volunteered at Georgetown, and, marched to Rhode Island & joined a Company commanded by Capt. Benj. Linnat in South North's regiment, John Hinkley was Lieutenant, he served there in constant & constant service  three months  the year 1777 in January, February & March, - he was dismissed in the month of April 1777 and returned back to Georgetown - In the year 1779. this applicant joined Jordan Parkers company of ropes or artillery - & served therein four months. in May, June July, August & September of that year at Cox's head & Lake Small Koah & Kennebec river - In the year 1780. this applicant again served in Jordan Parkers Company, during the months of June, July, August, September & part of October of that year. this service was constant. In 1781. this applicant served again five months during May & June of that year - Samuel H. Cobb was Col of the Regiment which Jordan Parkers company belonged - Making his constant service during the war of the Revolution thirteen months for which he claims a pension.
 1 He was born in Georgetown in the year, one thousand seven hundred & fifty four.  2 He has a record of his age. 3. He lived in Georgetown when called to service has always lived there. 4. He was always a volunteer never a substitute.  He never  has any written discharge. He is known to Joseph White & Jeremiah Skinner who were golden with him and to David Webbs clergymen & John Hinkley who can testify to his character . he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on any pension roll of any agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the agency in the State of
Samuel Hinkley
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. Before
David Perham
Judge of the Court of Com. Pleas for the State of Maine.

We David Webber a Clergyman of the Baptist order now residing in the neighborhood of Samuel Hinkley of Georgetown, in the State of Maine, and John Hinkley of the same Georgetown, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Samuel Hinkley who has subscribed & sworn to the foregoing declaration; and we believe him to be seventy six years old; that he is respec- ted & believed; in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and we concur in that opinion.
David Webber
Sworn & Subscribed the day & year of foresaid before me
John Hinkley Nathl Grotter Jr. of Pen
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatives 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 appear to them that David Webber who has signed the foregoing certificate is a clergyman residing in Georgetown, and that John Hinkley who has also signed the same is a resident in the same town & is a credible person & the attestation is proper & legal Nathl Coffin Clerk of the Courts of Record and Court of Common Pleas for Lincoln County, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Samuel Hinkley for a pension.
Attest Nathl Coffin Clk
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this day of A. D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty-
Clerk of the Courts of Record and Court of Common Pleas in Lincoln County.

Samuel Hinkley son of John and Han- nah Hinkley of Georgetown, was born in said Town. November 4. 1757.
Recorded by Samuel Denny Town Clerk.
Georgetown Dec. 25. 1833
A true copy of Record attest John Hinkley Town Clerk

Hinkley, Samuel Mass. R. 21.767
A list of the Training Band of Parkers Island under Capt. John Hinkley signed John Hinkley dated Georgetown, June 21. 1776.
This paper has been removed from this case to be sent to the War Dept.
Sent to War Dept. Jany. 16, 1913. e
L. H. Dec 15. 1911.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, March 28 th 1834.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the roll of Capt. Benjamin Lemont's Company, in Col. North's Regt in 1777 or '78, as described by Samuel Hinckley, who claims for services under the above named Officers, is not found in this Office. Samuel Hinckley claims for services under Capt. Sorden Parker, in Col. Sam l M c Call's Regt. in 1779, '80, and '81, - but the rolls which he describes are not found in this Office, except one from May 3, 1781 for six months and twenty seven days, on the roll found the name of Samuel Hinckley is not borne. Edward D. Bangs Secy

State of Maine.
LINCOLN. ss— I NATHANIEL COFFIN, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within and for the County of Lincoln, do hereby certify that the annexed paper, signed by the Judge and attested by the Clerk, contains the original proceedings of the Court of Common Pleas , at a special session thereof holden at Wiscasset in said County, by the Hon. David Perham one of the Judges of said Court on the 26 th day of December A. D. 1832 in the matter of the application of Samuel Hinkley for a Pension. IN TESTIMONY whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court this 26 th day of December A. D. 1832 Nath. Coffin CLERK.

Rev
No. 21.767
, Ex'r.
REJECTED
OLD WAR INVALID.
Samuel Hinckley of Maine P.O. Box 100 M' Cobb, Me. Troop
Service: Rev
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____

I Joseph White of Bath in the State of Maine aged seventy five years, on oath do say, that I am acquainted with Samuel Hinkley of Georgetown, in the State aforesaid, He is a little younger than myself. I knew this same Samuel Hinkley, as a soldier, at Rhode Island in the American army in the winter of the year 1777 He was in Colonel Joseph North's Regiment, Capt. Benjamin Linn's Company. I was in the same Company with Capt. Hinkley. John Hinkley was Lieutenant. This same John Hinkley was the father of Samuel Hinkley, & was killed at Bagaduce. Samuel Hinkley served to my knowledge January February & March in the year speaking three months. Joseph White
State of Maine Lincoln County ss 3 On this nineteenth day of December A.D. 1833 Personally appeared Joseph White above named, and directed the same to be reduced to writing, and read & subscribed the same and made oath that the same & every part thereof was
State of Maine.
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
LINCOLN, ss—I NATHANIEL COFFIN, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within and for the County of Lincoln, do hereby certify that
Nath. Cretton the dits & for seal annexed Esq. whose name is and affixed to the annexed paper, as a JUSTICE OF THE
PEACE is legally commissioned and duly qualified to act as such, and that the names so affixed are his own proper signatures to me well known.
IN TESTIMONY whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the
day of December Court of Common Pleas this 26 th
A. D. 1832
Nath. Coffin CLERK.

I Joseph White of Bath in the State of Maine aged seventy five years, on oath do say that I am acquainted with Samuel Hinkley of Georgetown, in the State aforesaid, He is a little younger than myself. I knew this same Samuel Hinkley, as a soldier, at Rhode Island in the American army in the winter of the year 1777 He was in Colonel Joseph North's Regiment, Capt. Benjamin Lamont's Company. I was in the same Company with Capt. Hinkley. John Hinkley was Lieutenant. This same John Hinkley was the father of Samuel Hinkley, & was killed at Baggaduce. Samuel Hinkley served to my knowledge January February & March in the year speaking three months. Joseph White
State of Maine Somerset County ss 3 On this nineteenth day of December A.D. 1833 I personally appeared Joseph White above named, and directed the same to be reduced to writing, and read & subscribed the same and made oath that the same & every part thereof was true. I further certify that I am well acquainted with Joseph White above named, that he is a man of truth. And his statements under oath are entitled to credit. Witness my hand the day & year aforesaid. Nathan D. Drown Justice of the Peace
on the coast of Tennessee now

I Jeremiah Shinnery of Georgetown State of Maine, aged eighty four years, on oath do say that I am well acquainted with Samuel Hinkley of Georgetown, I knew him before the revolutionary war, and have known him ever since. In the year one thousand seven hundred & seventy seven Samuel Hinkley went as a Soldier to Rhode Island. John Hinkley was father to Samuel & was a Lieutenant at that time under Capt. Brigid Lemont. Samuel was gone between three or four months & when he came back to Georgetown, for then was said to have served during the months of January, February & March in the year aforesaid. In the year 1779. & in the summer said Hinkley joined Capt Jordan Perkins artillery Company & served three months that year at Cox's head & small point on Ken- nebec river, he continued a member of said company and in the year 1780 he served during the Summer & fall months of that year, I was in several skirmishes with him, when the British came in & landed on the coast of Kennebec river.

In the year 1781. Thos Samuel Hinkley served two months in May & June as I now believe - I knew Samuel Hin- kley all the war of the Revolution. His fa- ther John Hinkley was killed at Baga- dussee in 1779 - Samuel was out all the war at such times as the Brit- ish privateers and other enemies, invaded the coast near the Kennebec river, which was during the warm weather of every year of the war - I do not remember more particularly than I have stated.
Jeremiah Spinnery
State of Maine.
On this twenty first day of December A.D. 1833. Personally appeared Jeremiah Spinnery above named, and read & subscribed the foregoing deposition, and directed the same, and made oath that the same & every part thereof was true - I further certify that I am well acquainted with this Jeremiah Spinnery - and that he is a man of truth & his statements under oath are entitled to credit - Witness my hand the day & year aforesaid Nathl Grooton Justice of the Peace

I David Oliver of Georgetown in the State of Maine aged Seventy four years testify say that I know Samuel Hinkley of said Georgetown said Hinkley is about sixty seven years of age in the year 1779 said Hinkley enlisted as a private in a company of Artillery commanded by Captain Jordan Parker and served as a private in said company that year & the year afterwards in guarding the coast at the mouth of the Kennebec River, the company was out the most of the time and said Hinkley actually served therein as a private at least ten months in the whole in the year 1779 & 1780 & 1781. I served at the same time & knew well of his service David Oliver
Dec 11
State of Maine Lincoln County ss. December 11. 1833 Personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace for and within said County the above named David Oliver and made oath that the foregoing deposition by him subscribed in my presence is true, and I further certify that said David Oliver is a credible person, and his statements entitled to credit and belief
Isaac Pease
State of Maine.
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
LINCOLN, ss—I NATHANIEL COFFIN, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within and for the County of Lincoln, do hereby certify that Joseph Sewalls Esq. whose name is affixed to the annexed papers as a JUSTICE OF THE PEACE is legally commissioned and duly qualified to act as such, and that the name so affixed is his own proper signature to me well known. IN TESTIMONY whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas this 26 th day of December A. D. 1833
Nathl. Coffin CLERK

I David Oliver of Georgetown in the State of Maine aged Seventy four years testify say that I know Samuel Hinkley of said Georgetown said Hinkley is about sixty seven eighty years of age in the year 1779 said Hinkley enlisted as a private in a company of Artillery commanded by Captain Jordan Parker and served as a private in said company that year & the year afterwards in guarding the coast at the mouth of the Kennebec River, the company was only the most of the time and said Hinkley actually served therein as a private at least ten months in the whole in the years 1779 & 1780 & 1781. I served at the same time & hence will of his service
David Oliver
Dec. 11
State of Maine Lincoln County ss. December 11. 1833 Personally appeared before me the subscriber a sister of the bearer for and within said County the above named David Oliver and made oath that the foregoing deposition by him subscribed in my presence is true, and I further certify that said David Oliver is a credible person, and his statements are entitled to credit and belief.
Joseph Sewall, Just Peace

I Mores Morrison of Ship's bizz State of Maine Seventy five years of age to testify and say that in the year 1776 I was drafted for the United States Service in a Company of which Benj Lemont was Captain John Hinkley Lieutenant that about the first of January 1777 I marched with said Company to Pawtuxet Rhode Island that Samuel Hinkley now living in Georgetown was a private in said Company which Company continued in the United States Service three Months
Moses Morrison
D 17
Lincoln ss. December 17, 1833.
Then the above named Moses Morrison personally appeared, and made solemn Oath to the foregoing statement, by him subscribed, before me.
John Hinkley Justice of the Peace
And I do further certify that said Moses Morrison is a credible person and his statement is entitled to all credit in law and fact.
State of Maine.
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
LINCOLN, ss—I NATHANIEL COFFIN, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within and for the County of Lincoln, do hereby certify that John Hinkley Esq. whose name is affixed to the annexed paper, as a JUSTICE OF THE PEACE is legally commissioned and duly qualified to act as such, and that the name so affixed is his own proper signature, to me well known.
IN TESTIMONY whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas this 26 th day of December A. D. 1833
Nath. Coffin CLERK.

I Mose Morrison of Ship's bierg State of Maine Seventy five years of age to testify and say that in the year 1776 I was drafted for the United States Service in a Company of which Ben Lement was Captain John Hinkley Lieutenant that about the first of January 1777 I marched with said Company to Piverton Rhode Island that Samuel Hinkley now living in Georgetown was a private in said Company which company continued in the United States service three Months
D 17
Mose Morrison
Lincoln ss. December 17. 1833.
Then the above named Mose Morrison personally appeared, and made solemn Oath to the foregoing statement, by him subscribed, before me.
John Hinkley Justice of the Peace
And I do further certify that said Mose Morrison is a credible person and his statement is entitled to full credit and belief. John Hinkley Justice of the Peace

I Joseph Sevall of Bath in the County of Lincoln State of Maine aged thirty eight years testify say that the annexed paper purporting to be a copy of the Return of a company of Infantry commanded by Captain John Noble of a place called Parker Island, now called Georgetown in the State of Maine came into my possession among the papers left by my late grandfather Sumner Sevall at his decease, and that the writing on the back of said return is the handwriting of said Sumner Sevall that from 1776 to 1783 said Sumner Sevall was Lieutenant Colonel of a Regiment of Militia to which said company belonged, which said Regiment Colonel Samuel McColloch was Colonel, as I have always understood, and that from which my said grandfather has fre- quently told me during his lifetime, I believe that returns of the companies of this Regiment which were called out during the revolutionary war, were made to Lieut. Colonel Sevall commanding the Regiment during the absence of Colonel McColloch said Colonel being frequently absent on other duty in the army. I vividly believe said return to be ge- uine and to have been made by Captain John Noble at the time its purports to have been made, and that is a true return of said com- pany as it was inspected at that time. I further testify say that I am well acquainted with Sam- uel McColloch, Jonathan Trapham, and Elkanah Clary who now apply for a pension, and believe them to be the identical persons, who among others are by said returns as members of said company in the year 1776.
Joseph Sevall

State of Maine Lincoln County 3/6
Dec r 26. 1833. Personally appeared Joseph Small within named, who wrote & subscribed the foregoing affidavit, and made oath that the same & every part thereof, was true — I further certify that said Joseph Small is a man of truth & his statements under oath in- titled to credit — Witness my hand the day & year aforesaid
Nath l Goodwin
Justice of the Peace