Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 21290, Simeon Hayward, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Hayward, Simeon
W 21290
- Heepsibah
CONTENTS

905
Massachusetts
Hepsibah Hayward
of Norfolk Co in the State of Mass who was a Mass in the commanded by Captain of the commanded by in the widow of Simon Hayward late private in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass at the rate of 40 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 day of Nov. 1836 and Lieut. Reuben Baldwin Boston Mass
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1836 $220.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4th Mar 37 20.00 $240.00
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by W. G. Mason Clerk, Book Vol. Page 52

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 21290 Hepsibah Hayward Widow of Simon Hayward Dis New War
Act June 7 th 82
Index: Vol 84 , Page 316
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Hepsibah Hayward widow of Simon Hayward S.W.
Ms
8 mo 75 - Pope Dudley 4
Admit a parish 12 mo. $40, commencing March 4 1832 7 Pop 1 4 Mch Miller 64 Pope H. Dudley
Reuben Baldwin Boston

Commonwealth of Massachusetts So.
Norfolk County
On this Eighth Day of October in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred & Thirty six Personally appeared in open Court before the Hon. Sherman Leland Judge of the Probate Court for Norfolk County in said Commonwealth. Hepzibah Hayward a resident of Randolph in the County of Norfolk and Commonwealth aforesaid Aged Ninety three 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 th 1836. That she is the widow of Simeon Hayward, late of said Randolph deceased, and that said Simeon Hayward her late husband, was a soldier in the War of the Revolution and served Eight months faithfully at Dorchester Heights & Cambridge near Boston in the year 1775, in the Company of Captain Pope of Colonel Paul Duley's Sargents Regiment of Massachusetts forces. Lieutenant Zaccheus Thayer (since a Pensioner) of Braintree, was an Officer in same Company and Regiment.
She further declares that said Simeon her late husband, served other tours of service during the continuance of said War, one of which was of Four Months, at Dorchester Heights, near Boston, and as near as she can remember in the year 1777, in the Company of Captain Stephen Penniman of Colonel Francis & Dikes Regiment of Massachusetts forces; all of which service was faithfully performed by said Simeon after she was lawfully married to him; other tours

of service she declares was performed by said Simeon of which she cannot give any correct detail as to time or length of duration, or the officers under whom he served.
She further declares that she was married to the said Simeon Hayward at Braintree by the Revd. Moses Taft, on the Seventh Day of June, in the year Seventeen Hundred & Sixty six, and that her husband the aforesaid Simeon Hayward died on the Sixth Day of September the year 1807, and that she has remained a widow ever since that that period as will more fully appear on refer- ence to the proof hereunto annexed for
Sworn to & subscribed J. H. App. X Hayward the day & year above written mother J. H. App. Judge of Probate
I Micah White of Randolph in the County of Norfolk age eighty two years on oath depose & say that I have been long acquainted with Simeon Hayward late of said Randolph, having been born and brought up in the same town with him I knew him as a soldier in the army of the Revolution, he served eight months at Dorchester & Cambridge in the year 1775 - he was in Capt. Phips Company, Col. Sargents Regiment, of Massachusetts Militia I also knew that he served four months subsequently in Capt. Stephen Pemmimans Company in the year 1777 at Dorchester Heights, having been in the same Company with him. I was also in the same during the eight months first mentioned at the same place with the said Simeon Hayward but not in the same Company with him.

The said Gerrison Hayward died about twenty nine years since & left Hepzibah Hayward his widow who has remained unmarried ever since that period.
Micah White
Norfolk. Commonwealth of Massachusetts Oct. 8. 1836.
Personally appeared Thomas Micah White a credible witness & made oath to the truth of the above statement by him subscribed J Leland Judge of Probate
I Thomas Howard of Randolph in the County of Norfolk aged fifty one years on oath depose & say that I was formerly well acquainted with Gerrison Hayward late of said Randolph deceased he died about twenty nine years ago, he was the husband of Hepzibah Hayward nee Simmons, who has not been married since his decease he was always reputed to have been a soldier of the Revolution.
Thomas Howard
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Norfolk Oct. 8 1836.
Personally appeared Thomas Howard above named a credible witness & made oath to the truth of the foregoing statement by him subscribed.
J Leland Judge of Probate
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Norfolk. I Jonathan H. Cobb deputy of the Court of Probate of the County & State aforesaid hereby certify that Thomas Leland is Judge of the Court of Probate aforesaid & that Jonathan H. Cobb is a Justice of the Peace within said County of Norfolk & that their respective signatures on this letter subjoined hereto are genuine & true. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court this 10th day of October AD 1836.
Jonathan H. Cobb Regt

Marriage Certificate of Simon Hayward & Hephzibah Curtis
for Rhoda Baldwin to be read to Mrs Mary L. Welch No 5 Second Street

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Town of Braintree County of Norfolk Oct r 6 th 1836
I Asa French do on oath declare that I am Clerk of the Town of Braintree in the County of Norfolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts and that I have the custody of the records of said Town, and that it appears by the said records that Mr Simon Hayward and Elizabeth Curtis both of said Braintree were joined in Marriage Jan y 7 th 1766
ASA FRENCH Town Clerk
Norfolk ss. Braintree October 6. 1836
Then personally appeared Asa French sub- scribed to the above certificate and made solemn oath to the truth of the same -
Before me Jon d Lillie } Just. Peace