Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 27,489, Joseph Ham, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Mass.
Ham, Joseph Staples, Margaret (Former Widow)
N. 27, 489
CONTENTS

Name 2013 Margaret Staples widow of Joseph Ham dec d . who died on the 3 rd June 1817 of York Co. in the State of Maine who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Hayward of the Reg t commanded by Col Smith in the line for 17 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 56 Dollars 67 Cents, per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 day of May 1838 and sent Hon. J. Cashman Sec y of War
Arrears to the 4th of March 1835 $396.69 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 March 28.33
$425.02
Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3 Act March 3, 1837
Recorded by W. H. Adams Clerk Book 4 Vol. 2 Page 16

State of Maine York County, ss.
On this fifteenth day of February 1838, personally appeared before the Court of Common Pleas for said County, Margaret Staples a resident of Kennebec Port in the County of York and State of Maine, aged seventy 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 4. 1836. That she was the widow of Joseph Hearn who enlisted in the service of the United the seventh day of May, or thereabouts, in 1782, to serve during the war. He was in the company under the command of Captain Haywood, and in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Smith His service was in the State of New York. He continued therein until the close of the war, when he was discharged and returned the last of November 1783. I had his written discharge in my possession, until within a few years, but am now unable to find it. He was gone about nineteen months. Said Joseph Hearn moved to Kennebec Port in 1780.
She further declares that she was married to the said Joseph Hearn, at Barrington in the State of New Hampshire, by Reverend Mr Fenny on the thirteenth day of February seventeen hundred and seventy seven, and that her husband, the aforesaid Joseph Hearn, died on the third day of June eighteen hundred. She further declares that she was married again

to Andrew Staples in about eighteen months, and that said Andrew Staples died in the year, eighteen hundred and twenty one and that she has remained a widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed.
Witness
E. E. Bourn
Margaret Staples
State of Maine - Cumberland York ss
Sworn to before the undersigned
I have appeared
Ezekiel Whitman
Chief Justice of said court in open court
State of Maine
York ss.
I, Miriam H. Hobbs, Clerk of the Judicial Courts within and for said County of York and State of Maine, hereby certify that Ezekiel Whitman is Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said State of Maine, and that Margaret Staples appeared in open court & made oath to the truth of her declaration as aforesaid.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my official seal this Fifteenth day of February in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred & thirty eight. H. H. Hobbs } Clerk of Probate Court for County of York

The original declaration of the applicant, stated that his husband was in Capt Holbrook company - But her son informed her that it was Capt Haywood, and Capt Holbrook was named and Haywood substituted - But from witnesses who were with him, I am satisfied now, that he was in Holbrook company - or Capt Sumner - one witness says he was in Henry Jackson Regt - other in Capt Smith. I believe however, that the evidence is complete as to the service, and all the other facts required to be proved - Probably the Rolls will show his service -
Respectfully
Your obed Servt
E. B. Fournier

State of New-Hampshire Extract from the Records of the town of Barrington in the County of Strafford under the head of Marriages
"February thirteenth seventeen hundred and seventy seven, was married Joseph Ham of Portsmouth and Margaret Hayes of Barrington
I Hiram Hall Town Clerk of Barrington certify that the foregoing is a true copy from the Record with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows
(February 13 th 1877 was married Joseph Ham of Portsmouth and Margaret Hayes of Barrington
Hiram Hall Town Clerk
I Hiram Hall above named depose and say that I hold the office of town clerk in the town County and State aforesaid and that the above is a true extract from the records of said town with the exception above named and certified by me.
Hiram Hall. Clerk of the town of Barrington.
Strafford ss. March 1 st 1838
Sworn before me John W. Hayes Justice of the Peace

State of New Hampshire Shafford county f.
I Francis Cagnell Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature for said county hereby certify that John W. Hayes of Barrington in said county Esquire is a Magistrate as within authorized by law to administer oaths, and that I believe the within signature purporting to be his is genuine -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said court this second day of March Anno Domini 1838 - Cagnell, Clerk.

Barrington N.H. March 5 1858
Mr Bourne
Dear Sir I have attended to the business that you requested me to and believe that I have done it according to your directions you say that you will request Mr Burleigh to pay me the expence or send it any other way that I direct as I do not know Mr Burleigh I wish you to have the goodness to send it in a letter by mail as it will be less trouble to me to get it so than any other way my bill for my time and expence is two Dollars if you have requested Mr Burleigh to pay me and not send it by mail have the goodness to write let me know
Respectfully
Your Obedient servant Hiram Hall

September 15, 1930
Rev.& 1812 Wars Section AWF:MLB
Mrs. Lillian Brown 312 N. St. Louis Street Sparta, Illinois
Dear Madam:
You are advised that this bureau has no record of any services rendered prior to the War of the Revolution, therefore, no record of Joseph Ham who, you state, served in 1755.
You are furnished herewith the history of the only soldier named Joseph Ham or Hamm that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau:
It appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 27489, that Joseph Ham moved in 1780 to Arundel, which was later Kennebunk Port, York County, Maine, and enlisted in 1781 or 1782 and served in Captain Benjamin Haywood's or Holbrook's company, under Colonel Smith or Henry Jackson, with the Massachusetts troops, until the close of the war.
He married February 13, 1777, in Barrington, New Hampshire, Margaret Hayes of said Barrington. He was at that time of Plymouth.
The soldier died June 3, 1800.
The widow, Margaret, married about eighteen months later, Andrew Staples, who died in 1821.
She was allowed pension on account of the services of Joseph Ham, on her application executed February 15, 1838, at which time she was living in Kennebunk Port, Maine, aged

seventy-eight years.
In 1838, her son was referred to, but his name and age are not given, and there are no further data as to family.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner

Margaret Staples
Me.. wid of Jo. Ham.
March 1777
Asid
Allan 7 mos perish
$ 56.66 per am
no deduction
Mrs. Catline
Has Calhoun
HR

Wernerkink March 7/1838
Irish
Enclosed I send you the application of Margaret Napier for a pension - I believe the evidence conforms to all the requirements of the Department - She knew nothing of a law that met her case, until the time of making the application -
Respectfully
Your ob t
Serv t  St E E Bourne
Hon J L Edwards Com r of Pensions -

Box
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 27469
Margaret Staples wid. of Joseph Hedm Prio Rev. un
Act July 4 th 1836.
Index: Vol M , Page 257
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1936 Sept 5 - Hish & Mrs. William Brown

I Mary Durrell of Kennebunk Port in the County of York and State of Maine, widow of Thomas Durrell Esquire, deceased, do on oath testify and declare, that I have been well acquainted with the family of Joseph Hoam, formerly of said Kennebunk Port, deceased, for the period of fifty five years, when I moved into his neighbourhood - I do further testify that said Joseph Hoam died between thirty and forty years ago leaving Margaret Hoam his widow, and that said Margaret Hoam was again married to Andrew Staples a short time after the death of said Joseph Hoam - Said Andrew Staples died fifteen or twenty years since - and his said wife Margaret Staples has remained a widow ever since, being the same person who was the widow widow of Joseph Hoam -
Mary Durrell
State of Maine
York ss. Feb. 22 1830
Personally appeared Mary Durrell who is a credible witness and made oath to the truth of the foregoing declaration by her subscribed —
Before me
Edward E. Bourne
Justice of the Peace

I Nathan Thompson of Kennebunk Port in the County of York and State of Maine, Husbandman, do on oath testify and declare, that I have been acquainted with the family of Joseph Harn of said Kennebunk Port deceased, ever since he moved to this town, during the Revolutionary war. He moved here with his wife - and after that he was in the three years service toward the close of the war. He had one hundred acres of land from the town in consequence of that service. I further testify that said Joseph Harn died over thirty years since - and that he left Margaret Harn as his widow, having been married before he came to Kennebunk Port. Said Margaret Harn married soon afterwards to Andrew Staples - and said Andrew Staples died about twenty years since. I further say that Margaret Staples now living is the same person who was the wife and widow of Joseph Harn, and that she has remained a widow ever since the decease of said Andrew Staples. Nathan Thompson
State of Maine
York ss. Dec. 22. 1835
Personally appeared Nathan Thompson who is a credible witness and made oath to the truth of the foregoing declaration by him subscribed.
Before me Edward E. Bowers Justice of the Peace

I Ephraim Thompson of Lyman in the County of York and State of Maine, husbandman, do on oath testify and declare that I enlisted in the service of the United States, in the Revolutionary war, for the term of three years or during the war, in March 1781 - I was in Captain Benjamin Haywoods company in Colonel Smiths Regiment, General Knox's Brigade - The greatest part of the time we were stationed at West Point. I was discharged in the last of November or in December after the close of the war - I further testify that Joseph Hearn of Kennebec Port, then called Arundel, enlisted at the same time, went on with me, was in the same Regiment* all the time, but I think he was in Captain Holbrook, company - He was discharged at the same time, came home with me - and I went with him and stopped during one night at Mr Hoag's, his wife's father in Bangor, on our return. Notwithstanding what his wife says, I say he was gone three years - Said Joseph Hearn died many years ago - and his widow Margaret Hearn afterwards married Andrew Staples - who also died many years since, - and Margaret Staples, the widow of said Andrew is the same person who was the widow of said Joseph, never having been married since his decease.
Witness Abigail Dyer
Ephraim Thompson mark
State of Maine
York SS. Feb 27. 1838 Personally appeared Ephraim Thompson who is a credible witness and made oath to the truth of the foregoing declaration by him subscribed. Before me Edward D. Bourne Justice of the Peace

State of Maine
York ss.
I Hiram H. Hobbs, Clerk of the Judicial Courts within and for said County of York and State of Maine, hereby certify that Edward E. Bourne is a Justice of the Peace within and for said County of York and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his, are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official Seal this twenty fifth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight. H. H. Hobbs, Clerk of Ind. Courts for County of York
* Since taking the foregoing deposition, I have seen another man, Moses Rhodes, who was with them, who says that he was in Col. Henry Jackson's Regt.
Ms. A. 9. 2. 20 Vol. 324 p. 619
Ms. A. 9. 2. 20 p. 620 March 17 1832

Joseph Ham. enlisted at Anundel, now Rensselaer Me. June 17. 1782.
for 3 years. See his receipt for bounty Vol. 34. p. 619. Mass. Mss.
June 17. 83 12 1 Nov. 17 5 17

IN REPLY REFER TO
Rev. and 1812 Wars Section.
MLB
3-2027 (April, 1930)
VETERANS ADMINISTRATION UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF PENSIONS WASHINGTON
September 5, 1930
Mrs. Lillian Brown 312 N. St. Louis Street Sparta, Illinois
Dear Madam:
I advise you that this bureau is unable to furnish the history of a soldier of the Revolutionary War unless a claim for pension or bounty land has been made to the United States on account of his services.
A careful search of the records fails to show such a claim on file on account of the services of Ephraim Perkins.
In order to identify the record of a particular soldier of the Revolution named Joseph Ham, you should furnish as much as possible of the following data pertaining to him:- approximate dates of birth and death, places of residence at enlistment and after service and given name of widow.
Very truly yours,
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.
Dear Sir: re: Ham
Joseph Ham, born 1716, corporal in the expedition against Ft. Duquesne and Crown Point in 1755; moved to Barrington N.H. (from Duer); married his cousin Mary Ham; died before his wife - she died in 1803. We have nothing but family tradition to make us believe that he was in the service during the early years of the Rev. War. Respectfully yours, Lillian Brown.