Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29,215, William Hayford, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Hayford, William
8 29. 215.
CONTENTS
Handwritten scribbles or initials

Order to pay. See letter, Nov. 2 nd 1836 L. S. F. Brown & P. Agt.
N o 11,856 Maine
William Hayford of Watford in the State of Maine who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Turner of the Reg't. commander by Col. Nall in the Mass. Troops time for 10 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 33 Dollars 33 Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6. day of July 1833 and claimant Watford Me.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 66.66 Semi-ant. allowances ending 4 th Sep. 1833 16.66
$83.32
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. Brown Book E. Vol. 1
Clerk
Page 20

Mr. Hays 9066 Declaration

STATE OF MAINE.
COUNTY OF
ss.
ON this day of
A. D. 183
, personally appeared in open
Court, before the
now sitting, Walter D. Weston
Resident a resident of Houlton
in the county of Oxford
and State of Maine, aged 69 or 70 years, who being first duly sworn according to law,
doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
That he enlisted into the service at Pembroke in the County of Plymouth & Commonwealth of Massachusetts , he thinks in the latter part of December in the year 1775, into a company commanded by Captain William D. Dyer of said Pembroke & belonging to the Regiment (as he thinks) commanded by Col. William Hall of Massachusetts troops. for four months or more but he is now at a loss as to the exact term of this enlistment, he marched to Dorchester , near Boston & continued there in the service, till after the British left Boston and served at least four months & was discharged at Dorchester .
That after the above named service, he enlisted again at said Pembroke , soon after he got home from the first service, into a company commanded by Capt. Frederick Chamberlain , of Col. Clapp's Regiment, for, as he now believes, six months and marched to New York City and continued there & thereabout, till the first week in December when & where he was discharged, having been in the retreat before the enemy from New York & on the line at the battle at White Plains & in the battle at White Plains . & served he fully believes six months, but his recollection as to particular dates is imperfect. The place of his discharge was some miles above King's Ferry .
Said Hayford states that he was born in the year 1762 or 1763 as he believes at Pembroke aforesaid. When he supposes may be found the record of his age. - That he was living in said Pembroke when he was called into the service, whence he moved into Lebanon , then in the District, now State of Maine thence into Lebanon in the County of Oxford & from thence to said Houlton , where he has lived ever since.

months, but his recollection as to particular dates is imperfect. The place of his discharge was some miles above Kings Ferry.
Said Haysford states that he was born in the year 1762 or 1763 as he believes at Pembroke Oxford when he supposes may be found the record of his age - that he was living in said Pembroke when he was called into the service, whence he moved into Penrudd, then in the District, now State of Maine then into Penrudd in S d County of Oxford & from Penrudd to said Haysford, where he has lived ever since - that he was a volunteer always in the service - that he recollects Col. Bailey & his regiment at Roxbury & at N. York -
that he never received any written discharge.
H. gives the names of the Rev. Deacon Thatcher & Dr. Knowlton & John Lunt & Colonel S. Brown Esq. of Brookfield, to whom he is known in his present neighborhood & who can testify as to his character for veracity & their belief of his service as a soldier of the Revolution.
Sam l Haysford

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. 1841 - May 10 th
Stephen Emery, Judge of Probate

We John Loring & Samuel H. Brown of Mansfield in the County of Oxford & State of Maine, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Haysford who has subscribed & sworn to the foregoing declaration & we believe him to be sixty nine years of age - that he is respected & beloved in the neighborhood where he resides, & have been a soldier of the revolutionary war that we concur in that opinion
Samuel Brown
John Loring
Sworn to & subscribed in Jan 6 and
Stephen Emery, Judge
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. Said applicant having adduced the depositions of Bennet Purnully, Isaac Bonny, Artemisa Packard & Priscilla Keen, as also the certificate of Samuel H. Brown & John Loring, credible persons, all under oath, in corroboration of his own declaration
Stephen Emery, Judge
I Joseph G. Cole Register Clerk of the Court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Haysford for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 17 th day of August A. D. 1832.
CLERK.
Joseph G. Cole Register

9066.
W m Hayford
April 12 th 1838
Ob. 18.
P. 333
Admitted
10 mo's
333
S. F. Brown Esq. Bucksport Maine
Clarmont Hartford. E E Me

BRIEF in the case of  William Hoagford  of  Northfield  in the State of  Maine  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 70 years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
Recd?     Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     In 1775 4 x Private Genl Tarner Col Stall   6 1 " Genl Chamberlain Col Gary  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Warren, White Plains  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Pembroke  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? By living witnesses  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
The Papers are not attached together as reference.
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Richard Scott Examining Clerk.

29215 Rev INVALID.
File No. 29,215
William Hayford Rev Mr
Act: June 7 th 89
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 171
[Arrangement of 1870.]

STATE OF MAINE.
OXFORD COUNTY, ss.
I, RUFUS KING GOODENOW, Clerk of the Judicial Courts in and for said County of Oxford, hereby certify, that Edward Blake, William K. Porter & Samuel F. Brown
whose genuine signatures are annexed to the foregoing Depositions of Priscilla Keen, Bennet Pumpelly & Isaac Bonney , are severally Justices of the Peace in and for said county of Oxford.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office, this twentieth day of August in the year A. D. 1832.
R. K. Goodenow
{ Clerk of Oxford County Courts.

I Priscilla Hearn of Turner in the County of Oxford and State of Maine. wife of John Hearn of S d Turner, of Lawful age testify and say that in the year one thousand Seven Hundred and Twenty five. I lived in Pembach in the County of Plymouth a State of Massachusetts, that I was about twelve years old, that Capt William Haysford who is now before me, and who now lives in Hartford in the County of Oxford and State of Maine - then lived within a few rods of where I then lived, that I was well acquainted with him then and have been ever since - that I was knowing to the said William Haysford Enlisting into the Army some time in the latter part of the fall or the first of the winter in the year aforesaid (it was immediately after the defeat of what was then called the Eight months Campaign at Cambridge) and he went to Roxbury, & he did not return until the Spring of the year one thousand Seven Hundred and Twenty Six. and that I was also knowing to the said William Haysford, immediately again Enlisting into the Army and going to New York & that he did not return from New York until November or December in the year last above said and further your deponent saith not Priscilla Hearn
State of Maine. County of Oxford August 6 th AD 1882
The above named Priscilla Hearn who is the wife of John Hearn of S d Turner, to me well known as a woman of veracity personally appeared & made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by her Subscribed
Before me - Edward Blake Justice of the Peace

B. Pampelly
Depts. for
Mr. Haysford

I, Bennet Sumpilly of Turner in the county of Oxford and State of Maine, on oath declare, that I was born in Pembroke in the county of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the year of 1761, and that from childhood up to this period, I have been well acquainted with Capt. William Hayward most of Hartford in said county of Oxford, but formerly of said town of Pembroke, where I have understood he was born, and know that he lived, when out of the service of his country up to the year 1777. —
I did at that period, (in the year 1776,) understand that the said Hayward, then known as W m Hayward Pvt., enlisted and served for the term of four months at Roxbury, Mass. in the company under the command of Capt. Thomas Turner, in the Regiment commanded by Col. Penuiah Hall, as a private soldier. Afterwards, (being then in another department of the Army of the Revolution,) I understood that the said Hayward enlisted and served under Capt. Freedom Chamberlin in Col. Lany's Regiment for the term of five or six months, as a private soldier, in said corps, and I further understood that he marched to New York with said company. — Bennet Sumpilly June July 19. 1832.
Oxford S.S. July 19. 1832. Then the above named Bennet Sumpilly, made oath before me, that the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed is true, and I do further certify that the said Sumpilly, is, in my opinion, entitled to full credit as a witness. — William K. Foster Justice of Peace.

I Isaac Bonney of Sumner in the County of Oxford State of Maine aged seventy seven years testify say that I was in the service of the United States as a soldier in the American Army during the revolutionary war with Great Britain for various periods, a part of which service was performed at Roxbury in the year 1776. and I well know that William Hayford now residing in Hartford in said County of Oxford enlisted there at Roxbury or at least at Pembroke in Massachusetts, into the army and that he began his service at Roxbury & went from there to New York - I did not serve with him, but I remember of his coming home from the army & that it was in last of the year. I lived a neighbor to him in D. Pembroke and knew him well. I have lived within eight miles of here for more than forty years & know him to be the same man that served as aforesaid. I also know that his father served in the army & I think at the same time that William did. It was early in the Spring when William enlisted. Isaac Bonney
State of Maine. Oxford County ss. July 20. 1832. Then the above named Isaac Bonney, to me well known as a man of truth personally appeared made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed before me. Samuel D. Brown Justice of the Peace

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S. J. Brown
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Pr. H. H. Oct 19
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South & Edward St
Comptroller of Court
W. H. S. S.

Brookfield Me. Oct. 19. 1850
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Court of Pensions
Sir
Inclosed in the papers of Mr. Hayward for procuring his year's pension Will you be good enough to return, if correct, with your order for payment, to this office yours &c
Saml. H. Brown for Mr. Hayward

I Antoinette Packard of Minot in the County of Cumberland and State of Maine, wife of Nehemiah Packard of said Minot, of lawful age do testify and say that in the year one hundred and seventy five, I lived in Pembroke in the County of Plymouth & State of Massachusetts, that I was about eleven years old, that Capt William Hayford who is now before me, and who now lives in Hartford in the County of Oxford and State of Maine, that I was well acquainted with him then and have been ever since that I was knowing to the said William Hayford Enlisting into the Army in the time of the revolutionary War, some time in the fall of the year 1775 and went to Roxbury near Boston and did not return home till the spring after, and that I was also knowing to the said William Hayford immediately again Enlisting into the Army and going to New York and that he did not return from New York until the  fall  or winter of the year 1776. Antoinette Packard August 7 th 1832
State of Maine, County of Cumberland, August 7 th 1832
The above named Antoinette Packard who is the wife of Nehemiah Packard, and near Neighbors to me, the said Antoinette is a person of truth and veracity. Personally appeared & made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit.
Before me Asaph Howard Justice Peace

State of Maine.
Cumberland County ss.
I William T. Vaughan Clerk of the County of Cumberland County do certify that Asaph Howard is a magistrate as within, and that the foregoing purporting to be his is genuine. —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office this thirty first day of August, A. D. 1832. —
Wm T Vaughan