Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 23115, John Gove, Continental Maine Agency And Residence

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental
or Gove, John Goe
W 23115
Lois
CONTENTS
Maine agency and residence

2314.
Name
Lois Gove widow of John Gove who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Life
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 88 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 day of Dec r 1847 and sent to
A. M c Arthur Livingston MS
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under Act of Jan y 2, 1848, Page 12 Vol.
Let Wou H. Warren Dec r 11/48
Reported Dec r 1/48

1915
Lois Gove
Wife act of July 38
Marryed in 1798 Died in 1818
Adm 2 years fees collected
No deduction
A M c Arthur Simington Me

J. Hill affidavit

State of Maine.
York, ss.—
I, JOHN SKEELE, Register of the Court of Probate, within and for the County of York, being a Court of Record, hereby certify that
William D. Hayes is Judge of said Court of Probate and that Arthur M. Arthur and James W. Joy are Justices of the Peace in and for said County, and that the signatures to the papers hereunto annexed and purporting to be theirs are genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court, this nineteenth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty- eight .
John Skeele
} Register of Probate York County.

STATE OF MAINE.
York
County of Cumberland , ss.
On this third day of September A.D. 1838 personally appeared before Hon. William A. Hayes Judge of the Probate Court for the county of York  Lois Gove a resident of Sumington in the County of York — and State or District of Maine, aged sixty eight — 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 7th, 1838, entitled "An Act granting half pay, and pensions to certain widows." That she is the widow of John Gove who was a private & a fifer in the army of the revolution in the Massachusetts line & from his own declaration she had reason to believe that he enlisted for three years & served three & was discharged after the peace in 1783 and that he was stationed the most of the time while he served at Red Bank — that she had in her possession after the said Gove's death his discharge & sent the said discharge to the land office in Maine for the purpose of procuring the benefit of a law of that state allowing her land & that it is then deposited at the time of making this declaration — That in that discharge his name is written John Goe & probably his name was on the roll by that name and in the neighborhood where he resided was sometimes called Goe but his real name is Gove and by that name I have received my enlistment from state of Maine that the discharge referred to alludes I think that he served three years and I have no evidence of his service within my power to obtain excepting his discharge
SHE FURTHER DECLARES, that she was married to the said John Gove on the third — day of January in the year seventeen hundred and ninety one and that her husband, the aforesaid John Gove died on the twenty fourth day of July A.D. 1818 — 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.
Lois Gove
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written.
BEFORE me Wm. A. Hayes , Judge of Probate, York County Maine

4 3 BY THE HONOURABLE MAJOR-GENERAL KNOX,
Commanding the AMERICAN FORCES on Hudson's River.
the John Goc Difer in the Hasbrouck's Artillery Regiment, being enlisted for Three Years, is hereby honourably DISCHARGED from the Service of the United States.
Given in the State of New-York,
the Twenty  fourth Day of December
1789
By the General's Command,
H. Knox
REGISTERED in the Books of the Regiment.
Saml. G. G. G. Adjut.

4 I John Gove of Simington in the county of York & State of Maine of the age of forty years do hereby testify & say that John Gove late of Simington in said county is my father that he died at said Simington on the twenty fourth day of July A.D. 1818, that Lois Gove of said Simington who is an applicant for the benefits of an act of Congress of July 7 1838 is my mother that from my earliest recollection until the day of the death of my father they lived together as man & wife; that my mother after said her near incurred since the decease of my father as a widow; that I have frequently heard my father say that he served in the revolutionary war three years & was discharged after the war in 1783. That the annexed document purporting to be the discharge of "John Goe" I have frequently seen before my father's decease & he declared it to be his discharge; that my father & our family are frequently now misnamed Goe although the real name is Gove; that my mother by means of the evidence of this discharge has obtained a bounty of land from the State of Maine; the land under which the same is granted being three years service; that the subjoined document was at the land office in Maine when my mother made her declaration before court & has since been obtained from said land office;

that there is not to my knowledge any living witnesses of the death of my father.
John Gove
State of Maine York ss: On this eighteenth day of September one thousand eight hun- dred & thirty eight personally appeared before John Gove above named to me well known & who sustains a good character for truth & veracity & made solemn oaths that the above deposition by him subscribed is true. Before me Arthur M c Arthur justice of the Peace.

York ss. State of Maine.
I, John Hill of Waterville in the County of York and State of Maine, depose and say that I hold the office of Clerk in the town of Waterville for the A.D. 1838 and further depose and say that the following is an extract of Marriages as recorded in the town book kept for said purpose to wit
John Goe & Lois Bradburn Married Jan'y Third Seventeen hundred & ninety-one Joined by Rev. Pettibah Dingley
I, also further certify and say that the above extract 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 - Jan'y 3 d 1791,
I John Hill above named depose and say that I hold the office of Clerk in the County town and 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
John Hill { Clerk of the town of Waterville
Sworn before me James W. Joy { Justice of the Peace
York ss: August 25 th 1838.
Then personally appeared the above named John Hill and made oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true. Before me
James W. Joy { Justice of the Peace

in reply to your request of _____, received for a statement of the military history of John Gore 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.
77. Bill 23115
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     ✓ 3 yrs. Fifer ✓ Colonel Moore Astill   disch Dec. 22, 1783           
Battles engaged in, ✓ Residence of soldier at enlistment, ✓ Date of application for pension, Sept 3 1838. Her claim was alld. Residence at date of application, Lexington, York Co., Me. Age at date of application, 68 years.
Remarks: Adm. Waterbury Me. Jan'y 3, 1791 Lois Brannan she died July 24 1818 at Lexington, Me. 1838 son John at 42 yrs. testified that they were sometimes misnamed Gore

City: his to Kinston Feb.
log  WIDOW, &c.
May 2/94 Mil. Hist. C Mrs. Josephine L. Freeman 1233 Miss. Ave. N.W.
File No. 23115
Nov. 14, 1904 - Mrs. Dattie Gore
Louis Gore Wid of John Gore Refd Rev War
Kearney
1911 Jan. 7. History to Miss Louise S. Gore, letter in Mary Inv file 652 mm Gore. &
Act July 2nd 1848
Index: Vol A , Page 282
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Maine - 1130.
- Lois Gove - widow of John Gove, dec?
she was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 24 th July 1818 at York in the State of Maine who was a fifer in the Company commanded by Captain  of the Regt. commanded by Genl. Knowl in the Dept. line for 2 yrs.
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 88 Dollars - Cents per annum. to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1838.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 rd day of Nov. '38, and sub-Genl. A. McLean Lewiston, Me.
Arrears to the 4 th of Sept. - $ 220.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 44.00 $ 264.00
{ Act July 7, } 1838.
Recorded by R. Bangs Clerk, Book A Vol. 1 - Page 18.

Maine
Lois Gove
widow of John Gove who was a fifer in the Massachusetts line for 2. years.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 88. Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 th day of May 1843. and sent to
Arthur M c Arthur, Linnington Maine
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book
Vol. 1.
Page 5

Chas O. Norton
KEARNEY LOAN AND COLLECTION AGENCY.
REFERENCES:
CITY NATIONAL BANK, Kearney, Neb. FIRST NATIONAL BANK, St. Paul, Minn. OMAHA LOAN & TRUST CO., Omaha, Neb.
Mrs.  CHAS. O. NORTON. NORTON.
REFERENCES:
WM. DEERING & CO., Chicago, Ills. J. I. CASE THRESHING MACHINE CO., Racine, Wis. McCORMICK HARV. MACHINE CO., Chicago, Ills.
LAND AND CHATTEL LOANS.
CITY AND FARM COLLECTIONS.
Kearney, Neb. Oct 24th 1904.
Hon, Commissioner of Pensions.
Washington. D. C.
Dear Sir;—
Will you kindly inform me, if pensions were granted to the following, giving me the dates, for what service, etc, etc,
Elijah Gove. Revolutionary Soldier.
 ✓ John Gove. do  ○ Nathan Gove. do  ○ Nathaniel Gove. do 
Your early response will be appreciated.
Respectfully yours,
(Mrs) Lottie Gove Norton

File 23113 REVOLUTIONARY SERVICE. O. W. & N. Div. MEMORANDA
Please supply as much as possible of the data called for below.
Full name of soldier: John Gove
Place of residence before service: (Town, county, and State, if possible.) Livingston Me. (Mass)
Place of residence after service: (Town, county, and State, if possible.) Da Do.
Date of death (as near as possible): About 1819
Christian name of widow: Lais Gove
Did either he or his widow receive a pension? His widow did
Remarks: Is there a record of the of a Gove, name thought to be John, who was killed at battle of Saratoga?
Your name and address: Mrs. Josephine L. Freeman, 1235 Mass. Ave. NW, City

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Arthur M'Arthur Solicitor

State of Maine, County of York, ss: On this twenty third day of March A.D. 1843 personally appeared before me Arthur M c Arthur Esquire one of the Justices of the Peace in & for the county of York & State of Maine Lois Gove a resident of Limington in the county of York & State of Maine aged seventy two years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed on the 3 rd March 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons, who served during the Revolutionary war. That she is the widow of John Gove late of Limington in the county of York & State of Maine, who was a fifer in Colonel Green's Regiment of Artillery that she was inscribed on the pension list roll of the Maine agency under the act of Congress of July 7 1838 at the rate of eighty eight dollars per annum
She further declares that she is still a widow.
Witnesses Arthur M c Arthur
Adrian C Gove
Lois her X Gove
Sworn to & subscribed on the mark day & year above written before me Arthur M c Arthur Justice of the Peace
I certify that Lois Gove the declarant is personally known to me Arthur M c Arthur Justice of the Peace.

(Arthur M c Arthur Justice of the Peace)
State of Maine, } York County, } set.
I, William Drafton, Clerk of the Judicial Courts within and for the county and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Arthur M c Arthur is an acting Justice of the Peace, in and for said county, duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated on the third day of February, 1842, and will expire on the third day of February, 1849, and that his signature above written is genuine.
Given under my hand and seal of the Supreme Judicial Court for said county, this seventh day of April, 1843. William Drafton, Clerk.

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State of Maine.
YORK, ss.
I, William Trafton
Clerk of all the Judicial
Courts in said County, do hereby certify that
Arthur M c Arthur is an acting Justice of the Peace
in and for said county,
as appears by the paper hereto annexed; that he is
duly commissioned and qualified to act as such; that his commission is dated the third day of February A.D. 1842 and will expire on the third day of February A.D. 1849
and that the
his is  following genuine.
signature purporting to be
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my Hand, and affixed the Seal of the Supreme Judicial Court for said State, this fourth day of September Anno Domini 1848.
William Trafton, Clerk.

State of Maine
York County ss: On this fourth day of September A D 1848 personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace in & for said county Lois Gove a resident of Limington in said county aged twenty eight 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 provisions made by the Act of Congress passed on the 2 d of February, 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War, that she is the widow of John Gove, who served as a piper in Col. Branes Regiment of Artillery in Revolutionary Army and was honorably discharged under name of John Goe, having served two years, as set forth in her original application under Act of July 7 1838. That the annual amount of pension she has received under the Acts of July 7 1838 March 3 1843 & June 17 1844 has been at rate of Eighty Eight dollars per annum.
She further declares that she is still a widow. Witness Lois her  X Gove
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first above written
Before me Arthur M c Arthur Justice of the Peace.

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Dimmingsville April 10
Free.
Apr 13
Manu Mar 3 1843, Louis Gave
Hon. James S. Edwards, Commissioner of Pensions, Washington D.C.

Livingston April 10 1843
Hon. James L. Edwards,
De Sir
Inclosed is the application of Lois Gouge for pension under Act of March 3 1843.
Very respectfully Yours Ob d Serv t .
J. M c Arthur

Quincy Sept 4 1848.
Sir, Inclosed are applications of Lois Gove & Susanna Hasty for pension under Act of Feb. 2 1848.
I am very respectfully Your Ob t Serv t .
James L. Edwards Sec y Arthur M c Arthur Comm ee of Pensions Washington D.C.

6881 8152 6315 882 361.44 1490 90 885
Winington Sept 25 th 1848
Sir,
On the 30 th of August last I forwarded to Comm te of Pensions the applications of Mary Rendall, Abigail Edgely, Sarah Dudley, Catherine Dishon, Rebecca Riker, Elizabeth Chadborn & Lucy Kimball & on 4 th Sept. the applications of Lois Gove & Susanna Hasty all under the Act of 2 nd Feb y 48.
I had supposed the applications of this description were to be attended to at once & not to have precedence to applications under any other law as they are old ladies and lingering over the grace & suffering for their stipend of Sept 4. You will confer a big favor sending the certificates as soon as possible
I am very respectfully Your obed t Serv t
J. L. Edwards Esq r Comm te of Pensions Washington D. C.
Arthur M c Arthur