Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 23141, John Greenlaw, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass.
Greenlaw, John Lucy
NUMBER
W 23141
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9553 Maine Roll
John Greenlaw,
of Brownfield Dist. in the state of Maine who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Sprout of the Massachusetts line, for the term of two years & 3 months.
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 13. of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20. of Apr. 1819, and sent to Judah Dana, Esquire, Hoyeburg, Maine.
Arrears to 4th of March 1819..... 85. 83 Semi-anl. all'ce ending Sept. 4. 1819... 48. " Am't 10 m o 18/30-4/31.
$133.83
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
Application sent May 14. 1819 to John D. Dyer, General Treasurer

✓ 4828 Maine
Lucy Greenlaw Mass widow of John Greenlaw who was a private in the Mass ts Line
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 d day of Feb y 1844 and sent to
Stephen Merrill Lower Bartlet N.H.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A
Vol. / Page 250

John Grunlan Maine.
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The Judge at Fryeburg, Maine.

18 Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Oxford
On this thirteenth day of April A.D. 1818 before me the sub- scribed Judge of the Court of Probate in said county & first Associate Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas in the first Eastern Circuit in said Commonwealth personally appeared John Greenlaw aged fifty three years a resident of Brownfield in said County who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war." That he the said John Greenlaw enlisted served in the revolutionary war on the continental establishment more than two years - That he enlisted in Massachusetts in September A.D. 1781 for three years into the Company of Capt. Alden in Col. O Sprent's Regiment in Menechusett Line & served in the same corps till December A.D. 1783 - when he was regu- larly discharged at West Point, York State - That his said Discharge was many years since lost & he can give no account of - That from his reduced circumstan- ces in life he stands in need of assistance from his country for support
Sworn to and declared before me the day & year of our said
Judson Dana Judge etc

I. Judah Dana Judge etc as aforesaid do certify, that it ap- pears to my satisfaction, that the said John, Gruenlaw did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding Decla- ration, against the Common Enemy for the term of nine months on the continental establishment - and I now trans- mit the proceedings & testimony taken & had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress - and also that sd John Gruenlaw from his reduced circumstances, stands in need of assistance from his coun- try for support.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court of Probate at Hingham this fourteenth day of July AD 1818
Judah Dana Judge etc

Commonwealth of Massachusetts County of Oxford
I the subscriber Register of the Court of Probate in said County do at Fryebury in said county on this twenty fifth day of July A 1818 certify & make known that the Hon. Judah Dana who signed the foregoing certificates is Judge of said Court of Probate & first Associate Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas in the first Eastern Circuit in said Commonwealth & that said instrument is under the Seal of said Probate Court.
Attest Simon Good Register of Probate
Commonwealth of Massachusetts County of Oxford - February 5 A 1819, on this day Seth L Hamlin to me personally known a credible Witness, made oath, that he was personally acquainted with John Greenlaw of Bradford, that he enlisted at Portland Me in Sept A 1781 for three years, that he went in company with me from Portland to West Point or near it - & then in October A 1781, I joined the first Regiment & he was I think attached to the Second Regiment of Massachusetts Line commanded by Col o Shroyer that from that time I saw him frequently and knew him to be a soldier on the continental establishment until October A 1783 - when I went to New York & was discharged in December A 1783 - before me
Judah Dana Just Peace Judge etc

Cornish February 5 th 1819
I Nathaniel Norton of Limington of lawfull age do testify that I was a soldier in the Revolutionary War and belonged in Capt Williams Company in Col o Sprouts Regiment in the Massachusetts line and that I was knowing to John Greenlaw of Broadfield being a soldier in the same Regiment from the beginning of the season 1782 untill the close of the year 1783
NATHANIEL NORTON
York, ss. February 5 th 1819
I hereby certify that Nathaniel Norton made Oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed and that he is a man of credibility before me
Noah Jewett Justice of the peace
N.B. The County Clerk's Certificate, that Noah Jewett was a Magistrate qualified to take depositions, may be seen on the papers in the case of Moody Brown, who has received his pension Certificate — Judson Dane

Copy of the Schedule of John Greenlaw N o 9553 131.
Sept 1819
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STATE OF MAINE.
ss....At a Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Eastern Circuit , begun and holden at Paris within and for the County of Oxford on the last being the tuesday day of February and by adjournment from day to day, on the day of in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty, before the Honorable Benj Green Judah Dana & Wm Widgery Esqr Judges of said Court.
ON this twenty ninth day of February  above in the year 1820 , personally appeared in open Court
the same proceeding according to the course of the common law, having jurisdiction unlimited in amount, keeping a record of their proceedings, and having "the power of fine and imprisonment," and being a Court of Record for said City of Oxford  John Greenlaw aged fifty six years, resident in Mountain in said Circuit, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows, viz. as a private in the company commanded by Capt. Asa Weston in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Ebenezer Dyer in the line of the State of Massachusetts on the Continental Establishment, as is more particularly mentioned and described in his original declaration made on the day of A. D. 1818, and on which said declaration his Certificate of Pension, numbered 9053 was granted. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818; and that I have not since that time by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818: and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts, or debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereunto annexed, and by me subscribed; that my occupation and ability to pursue the same, together with the number and other particulars of my family, are in fact and in truth as is herein particularly described, also subscribed by me.
John Greenlaw
Sworn to and declared, on the 24th day of February A. D. 1820.
BEFORE
Benj. Green Judah Dana Wm Widgery
One of the Judges of the said Court
SCHEDULE of the real and personal estate, (necessary clothing and bedding excepted) belonging to me the subscriber, viz:
one Cow two 2 year old heifers three Sheep one Swine fundry small articles of house hold furniture not worth $10.00
Signed John Greenlaw
Offered B - G G Oksor Feby Term 1820
We affirm the whole property above described at sixty Dollars
Signed Benj Green  Judah Dana  Wm Widgery  in open Court

SCHEDULE of the family residing with me John Greenlaw who, by occupation am a husbandman which I am able to pursue by reason of old age & bodily infirmity
   NAMES. AGES. Capacity of each to contribute to their support.     John Greenlaw 56 Infirmity of body & mental disability   Lucy Greenlaw wife 53 unable to labor by reason of infirmity   Sally Greenlaw 16 Healthy & able bodied as usual for persons of her age   Samuel Greenlaw 14 not old enough as to be capable to contribute much to the support of the family  
In witness whereof, John Greenlaw
STATE OF MAINE.
I, Thomas Clark Clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for said Circuit, within the county of Oxford do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedules thereto annexed, are truly copied from the Record of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is sixty dollars and Twenty seven cents. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this Twenty seventh day of February — A. D. one thousand eight hundred and twenty one
Thomas Clark
Clerk of the said Circuit Court for the County of Oxford

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7 th of July 1830 entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows"
State of Maine Oxford ss
On this first day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty three personally appeared before the subscriber Judge of Probate and Wills of the County of Oxford, Lucy Greenlaw a resident of Brownfield, county and State aforesaid, aged seventy five 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. 1830 entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows." That she is the widow of John Greenlaw who was a Private in the Revolutionary War. She further declares that she was married to the said John Greenlaw on the last of March or the first of April as near as I can recollect, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty eight, that her husband the aforesaid John Greenlaw died on the second day of June in the year of our Lord One Thousand eight hundred and forty two; that she was not married 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, and that the said John Greenlaw was a pensioner and served in the Massachusetts line - and that she has not since married, and still remains the widow of the above John Greenlaw.
Lucy her Greenlaw Subscribed & sworn to in open Court the day and year aforesaid before Lyman Pease Judge

State of Maine
Oxford County ss: I the Subscriber, Register of the Court of Probate within & for said County hereby certify, that Symon Ransom, whose genuine signature is annexed to the foregoing Declaration is Judge of the Court of Probate aforesaid, duly appointed & qualified, and full faith & credit are due to his acts as such.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of said Court this first day of August in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred & forty three.
Geo. F. Emery Register.

State of Maine Cumberland County                      Gorham August 11. 1843
I, Eben Preble Clerk of the Town of Gorham, do certify that in the list of Marriages as given in by the Rev. Caleb Jewett, and recorded in the records of the Town of Gorham by Austin Alden Town Clerk, I find the marriage of John Greenlaw and Lucy Whitney both of Gorham, which took place March twenty seventh Seventeen hundred and Eighty Eight.
I Eben Preble as above named depose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the Town of Gorham and that the above marriage is a true extract from the Records of said Town now in my possession, with the exception of the dates which is expressed on the records of said Town in fair legible figures as follows, March 27th 1788.
Attest Eben Preble Clerk of said Town of Gorham
State of Maine
Cumberland County S.S.
On this eleventh day of August Eighteen hundred and forty three. Personally appeared before me Elijah Hayes a Justice of the Peace in and for said County. Eben Preble above named Town Clerk of the Town of Gorham, a person by me well known and entitled to full credit as a witness and made oath that the above extracts by him subscribed are truly copied from the Records of said Town, the dates being written out in words which are put down in figures only on the Records as before stated with no other alteration. —
Elijah Hayes Justice of the Peace

State of Maine Cumberland County                      Gorham August 11. 1843
I, Eben Preble Clerk of the Town of Gorham, do certify that in the list of Marriages as given in by the Rev. Caleb Jewett, and recorded in the records of the Town of Gorham by Austin Alden Town Clerk, I find the marriage of John Greenlaw and Lucy Whitney both of Gorham, which took place March twenty Seventh Seventeen hundred and Eighty Eight.
I Eben Preble as above named depose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the Town of Gorham and that the above marriage is a true extract from the Records of said Town now in my possession, with the exception of the dates which is expressed on the records of said Town in fair legible figures as follows, March 27th 1788.
Attest Eben Preble Clerk of said Town of Gorham
State of Maine
Cumberland County S.S.
On this eleventh day of August Eighteen hundred and forty three. Personally appeared before me Elijah Hayes a Justice of the Peace in and for said County. Eben Preble above named Town Clerk of the Town of Gorham, a person by me well known and entitled to full credit as a witness and made oath that the above extracts by him subscribed are truly copied from the Records of said Town, the dates being written out in words which are put down in figures only on the Records as before stated with no other alteration. —
Elijah Hayes Justice of the Peace

I James Robertson of Penobscot county of Oxford and State of Maine of lawful age depose and say, that I was personally ac- quainted with John Greenlaw of Penobscot county and State aforesaid for eleven years, and knew him to be a Revolutionary Pensioner, and I was present at his discharge on the second day of June in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and forty two and was also present at his burial and I am also personally acquainted with the widow of said deceased, and she still remains his widow
Oxford Jt. Aug. 14 1843
James Robertson
Sworn to before me
Sylvanus B. Bean Just of.

I Richard Greenlaw of Brownfield county of Oxford and State of Maine of lawful age testify and say that I was personally acquainted with John Greenlaw of Brownfield county of Oxford and State of Maine for forty two years and knew him to be a Revolutionary Pensioner, and I was present at his death June second eighteen hundred and forty two, and was present at his burial. And I am person- ally acquainted with Lucy Green- law widow of said deceased and she still remains his widow
Oxford J. Aug 14. 1843
Richard Greenlaw
Sworn to before me
Sylvanus B. Bean Justice of the Peace
Peace
State of Maine, Oxford County ss. On this fourteenth day of August Eighteen hundred and forty three, Personally appeared before me Sylvanus B. Bean a Justice of the Peace in and for said county of Oxford, James Robertson and Richard Greenlaw, persons by me well known and entitled to full credit, and of respectability, and made oath the contents of their subscribed was wholly true Sylvanus B. Bean Justice of the Peace

Rep 2 .
Maine 7824
Suey Greenlaw widow of John Greenlaw
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1818 and who died on the 2 d June 1842 of Oxford Co. in the State of Maine who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain of the reg t commanded by Col. Sprout in the Mass. line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 80 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 st day of October 1843 and sent to Stephen Meserve, Esq. Lower Bathell, Coos Co. Me.
Total amount, $ 400
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk, Book D, Vol. 1, Page 7,

9527. Lucy Greenlaw Me
Act 7 th July '38
Adm l R
2 years
per
$80 per an
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Stephen Meserve Lowell Bartlett Cors 6° N. H.

Case of Stephen Unsworth Lower Bartlett Road Co N.H.

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 23141
Lucy Greenlaw wid of John Greenlaw Br Mass Line
Act March 3 d 43
Index: Vol. 4 , Page 291
[Arrangement of 1870.]

STATE OF MAINE.
EDWARD KAVANAGH, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF MAINE.
To all who shall see these Presents,
GREETING.
Know ye, That Sylvanus B. Bean of Barnfield in the County of Oxford Esquire, was, on the twentieth day of February A. D. 1840. appointed and Commissioned, and on the thirteenth day of April A. D. 1840 qualified as a Justice of the Peace
within and for our said County of Oxford that he still continues to hold said office: That Elijah Hayes of Gorham , in the County of Cumberland , Esquire, was on the fifth day of February , A.D. 1841. appointed and commissioned, and on the twentieth day of said month qualified as Justice of the Peace & Quorum within and for said County that he still continues to hold his office - and that their signatures to the paper annexed, are genuine, and that to their Acts and Attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given in and out of Court.
In testimony whereof, I have caused the Seal of the State to be hereunto affixed.
Given under my hand at AUGUSTA, this seventeenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty- three and in the sixty- eighth year of the Independence of the United States of America.
By the Governor.
Philip L. Johnson
Secretary of State.

5228.
Luis Greenlaw.
$80 per a
Stephen Meserve Lower Bartlett N. H.

STATE OF MAINE.
EDWARD KAVANAGH, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF MAINE. To all who shall see these Presents,
GREETING.
Know ye, That Sylvanus B. Bean of Brownfield in the County of Oxford Esquire, whose name is borne upon the paper hereunto annexed, was, on the twentieth day of February A. D. 1840 appointed and Commissioned, and on the thirteenth day of April A. D. 1840 qualified as a Justice of the Peace within and for our said County of Oxford that he still continues to hold said Edward Kavanagh's office: and that the signature purport- ing to be his is genuine.
and that to his Acts and Attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given in and out of Court.
In testimony whereof, I have caused the Seal of the State to be hereunto affixed.
Given under my hand at AUGUSTA, this ninth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty- three and in the sixty- eighth year of the Independence of the United States of America.
By the Governor.
Philip C. Johnson Secretary of State.

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of Act of Congress of the 3 d of March 1843 granting pensions for one year to certain widows who have received pensions under the Act of July 7, 1838
State of Maine } Oxford County } ss
On this 6 th day of November personally appeared before the subscribers one of the Justices of the Peace within and for said County of Oxford Lucy Greenland a resident of Brownfield in the County of Oxford aged Seventy five 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 d of March 1843 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. That she is the widow of John Greenland who was a Private in the Revolutionary War and she rec d Eighty dollars per year under the act of July 7, 1838
She further declares that she is still a widow
Witness Sylvanus B. Bean Richard Greenland
Lucy of her X Greenland mark
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written
Before me Sylvanus B. Bean Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the above mentioned declarant and she is a person of undoubted truth and veracity
Sylvanus B. Bean Justice of the Peace