Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4,152, Lazarus Goud, Mass.

SERVICE
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Mass.
Goud, Lazarus Pahannas
P. 4,152
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6920 Application of Widow Rahannas Gaud for a Pension
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act 9. July '38
Doc 37.141. on 2.1607 in '79.
Declaration of Rahannas Gaud
Joseph G. Gole. Paris Oxford La. Maine Agent

State of Maine -
County of Oxford ss-
On this twenty seventh day of February A.D. 1840 personally appeared before Symon Parsons Judge of the Court of Probate for said County of Oxford at a Probate Court specially held at Rumford in and for said County. Deborah Gann a resident in Bethel in the County of Oxford and State of Maine, aged eighty four years and being first duly sworn according to law doth on oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the Act of Congress, passed July 7 A.D. 1838 entitled an an Act granting half pay and Pensions to certain Widows - That she is the widow of Lawrence Gann who was a private in Capt. Blunt's Company in Col. McCabe's Regiment that I have heard him or others say that he served at Bunker Hill & also at Rhode Island but cannot say how long he served at either place -
She further declares that she was married to the said Lawrence Gann as near as she can recollect on the twelfth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and that her husband, the said Lawrence Gann died on the third day of August A.D. 1819 that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the Service, but the marriage took place prior to the first of January eighteen hundred and twenty seven at the time where stated - Witness my hand and seal - Deborah Gann Thomas Crossman Symon Parsons Judge

State of Maine
Oxford ss. I. the subscriber Register of the Court of Probate within & for said County hereby certify, that Lyman Rawson before whom the within proceedings were had is Judge of the Court of Probate for said County - I further certify that the within contains the original proceedings of said Judge in the matter of the Application of Raharnas Goud for a Pension. In Testimony whereof I have affixed the seal of said Court & subscribed my name this twenty fifth day of March in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred & forty.
Levi Stowells Register.

P. O. _____
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18 .
REJECTED
52 Rahana Gould Gould

6920 Rahannas Gould M c Lazarus Suspended Let to Mrs G. G. G. May 9 th 1840 4152 act 7. July 38

Paris March 25. 1840
I herewith forwards the application of Wid. Rahannah Gould for a Pension. The certificate when granted on any communication relative to the application, you are respectfully requested to forward to the subscriber at Paris Oxford 60. Maine
Joseph G. Cole.
James S. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.

We John & Rachel Turner of Exeter in the county of Penobscott and state of Maine of lawful age do testify and say that in the month of February seventeen hundred & eighty five Mr Lazarus Gould & Miss Rahanna the daughter of Winthrop in the county of Lincoln and District of Maine was married at my house in Winthrop by Robert Sage Esq of Winthrop in the county and district of aforesaid said Attest Hannah Turner John Turner Rachel Turner
Exeter Penobscott ss November 11. 1839
Personally appeared the above named John & Rachel Turner and made oath that the above instrument by them subscribed was true before me
Nelson Eastman Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that the best information I can get of the truth and veracity of John & Rachel Turner is good, and their character stands fair in the community at large.
Exeter Jan 4. 1840 Nelson Eastman Justice of the Peace

Clerks office of the Supreme Judicial Court } Bangor Mar 20. 1840
I Charles Stetson Clerk of all the Judicial Courts in said County certify that Hazen Eastman whose name is borne on this paper is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Penobscot duly commissioned & qualified and that the within signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto sets my name and affixed the seal of our Supreme Judicial Court.
Charles Stetson Clerk.

I, James Gourd Junior, of plantation letter D.B. in the county of Oxford and State of Maine, & formerly resident of Downfallborough, now called Dresden, in the county of Lincoln in the State of Maine, do testify, & say, that, I enlisted in the revolutionary war into the company of militia which was commanded by Capt. Andrew Dyer of Winthrop, Maine, - which company belonged to Colonel McCall's Regiment; - that I think I enlisted in the month of May, - either A.D. 1777 or 1778; - that Lazarus Gourd of Downfallborough now called Dresden, enlisted the same day, that I did, in the same company; - that in June of the year of my enlistment we marched to Bangaduce; - that in the month of Decem- ber following we were both discharged.
Witnesses N. Brackett John Gaudenow
James Gourd Jr
Oxford S.S. Another, November 24 A.D. 1839
Then personally appeared before me, the subscriber, the above named James Gourd and made oath that the above deposition by him subscribed is true. John Gaudenow, Justice D.C.

This may certify that the aforementioned James G. Gaud is a man whose reputation for truth & veracity has not to my knowledge been questioned, & I have no reason to disbelieve or doubt the statements made in his deposition taken before me
John Gaudencio Jus. Deuce,

State of Maine
Orford County ss.
I Joseph G. Cole Clerk of the Judicial Courts within and for said County of Orford, hereby certify that John Gadenaw whose genuine signature is annexed to the foregoing certificate is a Justice of the Peace within and for said County of Orford.
In testimony whereof, I hereto subscribe my name and affix the seal of the Western District Court this twenty seventh day of November A.D. 1839
Joseph G. Cole Clerk

I, David Clancy of Dresden in the County of Lincoln and State of Maine which town was formerly included in the town of Pownalborough do testify and say that I enlisted during the Revolutionary war in the company of Militia commanded by Capt. Blunt of Winthrop Maine which belonged to Colonel Mc Cobb Regiment that Lazarus Gourd of Dresden then Pownalborough enlisted at the same time that I did that we enlisted in the month of May and marched for Bagaduce in the month of June and that we were discharged in the month of December next following
David Clancy
Witness
Thomas Johnson
Lincoln ss Dresden November 15 th 1839 Then personally appeared the above named David Clancy and made oath that the above deposition by him subscribed is true
Before me James Johnson Justice of the Peace I hereby certify that I am acquainted with Mr. David Clancy who signed the above deposition and that he is a person of truth and veracity James Johnson Justice of the Peace
State of Maine.
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
LINCOLN, ss—I JACOB SMITH, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within and for the County of Lincoln, do hereby certify that James Johnson 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 District Court—Court of Common Pleas this 15 th day of November A. D. 1839.
Jacob Smith CLERK.

I Edward Mitchell of Winthrop, county of Kennebec and State of Maine do depose and say, that I am clerk of said town of Winthrop, that I have faithfully examined the records of said town and can- not find on said records the publication or the marriage of Lazarus Good and Rebecca M c Gerry, and that the records of said town are very imperfect several leaves being gone.
Edward Mitchell
Kennebec ss. March 4 th 1840.
Personally appeared the abovenamed Edward Mitchell and made oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed before me
B. H. Cushman Justice of the Peace.
State of Maine
Kennebec ss -
I John A. Chandler clerk of the Judicial Court in & for said county do certify that B. H. Cushman is a Justice of the Peace in & for said county, & that the above signature purporting to be his is genuine -
J. A. Chandler Clerk