Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 15,490, William Hayden, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
4 Hayden William Wild! Deborah 2 nd Former widow
W. 15.490
CONTENTS

6540
Massachusetts.
Deborah Wild, for. widow of William Hayden, who was a Private Mass. Line, in the War of 1812.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 75 Dollars 88 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 day of December 1842. and sent to
Hon. William Parmelee No. of Reps
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book (Secy's) June 17. 1843 Vol. 2 Page 110 .

2 Certs:
1838 } 1843-44 } reported
Died Sept 12, 1846

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex County } ss.
On this second day of November 1840, personally appeared before the Hon. Samuel P. Fay - Judge of the Probate Court in and for said County the same being a Court of Record, Deborah Wild a resident of Bedford, in the County of Middlesex & Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged ninety - 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, 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows;" and also of the acts of August 1842, March 1843 & June 1844. -
That she is now the widow of Silas Wild and formerly of William Hayden Esq. who was a private and lieutenant in the War of the Revolution and served as she believes as follows. In the first year of the war, probably under Captain Miles Gould of Belcher; but which, or whether under more than one of them she cannot recollect. In 1776 she thinks he was in the Continental Service in a Regiment commanded by Col: Green. She also thinks that he went to Rhode Island in the course of the war & served as a lieutenant she believes under Col: Belcher. She also believes that he was out at several times on different services during the war, but she cannot recollect under what officer, or when or how long he served on those different occasions, or to what parts of the country he went or where those services were rendered.
She was published to said William Hayden at Braintree which was then in the County of Suffolk, & was married at Boston by John Avery Esquire a justice of the peace for said County of Suffolk as hereinafter stated, but the day of her marriage she cannot recollect positively, as her papers & memorandums of former events she gave to her son John is now residents somewhere in the state of New York, but she recollects that her oldest child was born on the 24 th of January in the year 1786. Within a year after her marriage -

She further declares that she was married to the said William Hayden in the city of Boston by John Avery Esq. on or about the sixth day of November year nineteen hundred and eight five; that her husband the aforesaid William Hayden died at Farmington on about the  day of previous to the year eighteen hundred and eight; that she was then married to Silas Wild of Braintree on or about the thirteenth day of June in the year eighteen hundred and eight — who died at Braintree on the twelfth day of October in the year eighteen hundred and twenty eight; that she was not married to the said Mr. Hayden 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 she further declares that her maiden name was Deborah Hoyt.
The words " sixth day of November " were struck out before signing J. P. C. Fay
Deborah Wild
Sworn to and subscribed to me this day and year above written, before me said Deborah Wild at the place of her residence in Medford, she being unable from age & infirmity to attend Court —
before me J. P. C. Fay J. Prob —

I Silas Wild aged fifty seven years, depose to say that I am well acquainted with Deborah Wild, who has subscribed to foregoing declaration in my presence, and I was present at her marriage with my father Silas Wild, which took place as well I can recollect in July 1808 - & within a year after the death of her first husband William Hayden formerly of Braintree & who died in Cummingsville, within a year before the marriage aforesaid. I then said as I have always understood & believed I well knew said William Hayden & have always heard that said Hayden served in the army of the revolution & that he was for some part of said service, a Lieutenant. The said Deborah has not been married since said the death of her said last husband Silas Wild in 1828 & is now living with me - Silas Wild.
Middlesex ss. November 2 d 1844 The above named Silas Wild known to me as a credible person personally appeared & made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit subscribed by him before
J. P. P. Day J Prob. & m

I Nelson Stockard of Braintree in the County of Norfolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawful age do hereby certify and say that I am now the Town Clerk of Braintree duly elected and qualified as the law directs which office I have held for the the last seven years, that I have the charge and custody of the records of said town and upon a careful examination of the same the following facts appear relating to the Revolutionary services of William Hayden formerly of this town vizt
May 22 d 1777 At a meeting of the Selectmen an order was drawn on the Treasurer to pay Wm Hayden £3. 4. 6 for his services for two months last fall.
April 12 1780. At a meeting of the Selectmen an order was drawn on the Treasurer to pay William Hayden the sum of Twenty Pounds it being a gratuity voted by the town to those persons that went to Canada in the year 1776.
Jan y 10 th 1781 An order was drawn on the Treasurer to pay Wm William Hayden the sum of One Thousand nine Hundred and Twenty one Pounds Two Shillings for his wages as one of the disbursements for 1780.
Nelson Stockard Town Clerk
Norfolk ss. Braintree Oct. 1 st 1844. Then personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County Nelson Stockard who is well known to me as the Town Clerk of Braintree and made oath that the foregoing certificate and affidavit by him subscribed is true
True Benjamin Richards Justice of the

This certifies, that agreeably to the records of the church, kept by Rev. Sylvester Sage, Pastor, Mr. Silas Weiss and Mrs. Deborah Hayden were married by him June 30 th , 1808, in the town of Braintree.
Attest,
Richard D. Harris present Pastor of the Chh.
Braintree Nov. 16. 1844.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
County of Norfolk Town of Braintree ss: Seventeen hundred and eighty four April seventeenth. William Hayden & Deborah Boyes both of this town.
The above is a true copy from the records of Intention of Marriages in the Town of Braintree with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in plain legible figures as follows. 1854 April 17.
Attest Hudson Stoddard Town Clerk of Braintree
Hudson Stoddard above named depose and say that I hold the office of Clerk of the Town of Braintree aforesaid in the County and State aforesaid and that the above is a true extract from the records of said Town of Braintree with the exception above named as certified by me
Hudson Stoddard Town Clerk
Norfolk ss. Braintree Nov. 15th 1844. Sincere to and subscribed before me.
Asa French Justice of the Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
City of Boston Dec. 13. 1844.
City Clerks Office
I hereby certify that upon an examination of the records of this office it does not appear that the marriage of the above named William Hayden & Deborah Boyes, said to have been solemnized in this city (formerly town) of Boston, by Rev. Avery Esq. was ever returned by him and recorded in this office.
Samuel S. McLearny City Clerk.

November 10, 1934
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BA-J/EHL
William Hayden-W.15490
Mrs. Ira H. Morse 292 Andover Street Lowell, Massachusetts
Dear Madam:
Referende is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of one, William Hayden, who was born in 1736, in Braintree, Massachusetts, and died in Cummington, Massachusetts, in 1807, name of wife, Ann Spear; also, data in regard to Indian War soldiers in the 1600's.
This office has no record of service rendered in the Colonies prior to the Revolutionary War. The information you desire might be obtained from the archives of the states.
The record of one William Hayden, of Massachusetts, who died in 1807, has been found; this record may aid you in your research. It is given as shown in the claim for pension, W.15490, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of William Hayden are not shown.
While residing in Braintree, Massachusetts, William Hayden enlisted in the first year of the war and served as private in Captain Wild's, Captain Gould's or Captain Belcher's Company of Massachusetts Troops: in 1776, he served under Colonel Greaton: in 1778, he was at Castle Island near Boston, names of officers not given: he also served as a guard to the prisoners of Burgoyne's Army, then held at Cambridge, dates and officers' names not shown: he was appointed lieutenant and served in Captain Nathaniel Belcher's Massachusetts Company and marched to Rhode Island, dates not shown. The entire length of soldier's service was not stated.
The soldier married at Braintree, Massachusetts, Deborah Noyes. The exact date was not shown but their intention of
In Mass S.R. found Capt Nathaniel Belcher of Braintree who did service in R. D. Wm Hayden as 2nd Lt in Capt Nathan Belcher's Co

marriage was published as of April 17, 1784. Both were then of Braintree, Massachusetts.
William Hayden died at Cummington, Massachusetts, in 1807, exact date not shown, and his widow, Deborah, married June 30, 1808, at Braintree, Massachusetts, Silas Wild, who died at said Braintree, October 12, 1828.
Deborah Wild was allowed pension on account of the services of her former husband, William Hayden, in the Revolutionary War, on her application executed November 2, 1844, at which time she was aged ninety years and resided in Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
She died September 12, 1846, place not shown. AB
The widow stated that her first child by her marriage to William Hayden was born January 24, 1786, name not given. A son, John, resided in New York state in 1844, but whether this was a son by her marriage to William Hayden or by her later marriage to Silas Wild was not shown and no other names of children are given.
In 1844, Silas Wild, son of Silas, husband of Deborah Hayden, made affidavit in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
There are no further family data.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator.

8965,
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Massachusetts
Deborah Wild
widow of William Hayden who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the — 1807 — of Middlesex in the State of Mass a who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Cutting of the reg t commanded by Col McIntosh in the Mass a line for 22 Mo 28 ds
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass a at the rate of 75 Dollars 88 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 th day of Dec. 1844 and sent to Hon. M c Parmenter A. Rep t
Total amount, $379.40
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by J. L. Swann Clerk, Book R Vol. 1 Page 43

WOMANADUN WARREN, NEW HAMPSHIRE XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
292 Andover St. Lowell, Mass.
October 10, 1934
only 3 years who d. 1807
Veteran's Bureau
Revolutionary War Dept.
Dear Sirs, -
Will you be kind enough to send me whatever information you have on one William Hayden , born Braintree 1736 and died Cummington, Mass 1807. Married 1758 to Ann Spear. I have a record of his taking part in the French and Indian wars from 1756 to 1763 but not any detailed account of anything else. Also will you inform me as to whether you have records of those taking part in the early Indian wars of the 1600's, or advise me where I can get such information.
Very truly,
Ira B. Morse Mrs. Ira H. Morse
292 Andover St. Lowell, Mass.

1934 Nov 10 - list of ms Ira H. Morse
Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 15490
Deborah Wild Former Widow of William Hayden Brv. Rev War
Act: Mar 3 rd / 43 rd June 17 th / 54
Index:—Vol. M , Page 342
[Arrangement of 1870.]

17 Dec. 11.573
Deborah Wild wid. of Asa den
Mass.
Act 7. July 38
1 m 84 d. 07.
2. 08. - 28
amt 22.23 3/4 75.88
Also Act March 43
75.88
No act 1843 N: 6815
" " 1844 N: 341
Hon. W. Parmenter H. Rep.

From
Mr. Pannenters
Dec. 19. 1844

This certifies, that Mr. Giles Mila of this town, deceased in the latter part of the year 1828 - the day and the month not appearing on the church Rec- -ords.
Attest
C. S. Harris Pastor of Congreg. Ch. Braintree
Braintree Nov. 16. 1844.
Mr. P. Edward Mila Dec 11 & married 13 of said month

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston December 10 th 1844.
I hereby Certify, That at the date of the annexed attestation Samuel V. P. Fay was a Justice of the Peace and Judge of the Court of Probate for the County of Middlesex; — and Asa French and Benjamin Richards were Justices of the Peace for the County of Norfolk,
in the said Commonwealth, duly constituted and commissioned; 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 hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John G. Palfrey, Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston;
Nov 22 1811.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears
that the name of W m Hayden is found upon a pay roll of Capt W m Cooper, from Jan 8 to May 31 1776 on the Sea Coast  4.24 upon a three months return of Capt Stephen Penniman, Braintree, Col Ditsworth  3- upon a pay roll of Capt John Bradley, Col Gill from Aug 11 1777 to the month Decr 28 days; upon a pay roll of  2.28 Capt Robt Cutting, Col McIntosh from Aug 1 1778 to Dec 16 days; upon a  1.16 pay roll of the town of Braintree from July 4 1780 under Lieut Charles Mowatt, 4 days; upon a pay roll of Capt Thos  6 Mowatt Lt Col W m Brattle from Sept 1 1781 to the month Decr 28 days  3.15   22.23
There are no rolls of Col Brattle's Reg t in use in the Office, and his name is not found upon the rolls of the other services mentioned in the declaration

And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone; and that said application, and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances within my knowledge, pertaining to the case.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John G. Parris; Secretary of the Commonwealth.

I. Peter Dyer of Braintree in the County of Norfolk and State of Massachusetts, being in my ninety first year of my age do testify and say that I well knew William Hayden of Braintree in the County & State aforesaid, he married Deborah Noyes of S d Braintree She afterwards married Silas Wild of said Braintree the said Silas Wild is now dead, the said William Hayden went with me to Rhode Island in the time of the Revolutionary war I had the care and drove the Baggage waggons to the state of Rhode Island, Captain Nathaniel Belcher commanded the Company and I believe that said Hayden was a Lieutenant under Captain Belcher in the same Company at the time we marched to the state of Rhode Island, I do not now recollect the year we went there -
Peter Dyer
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Norfolk County, ss, December 9th 1844
Then the above named Peter Dyer personally appeared and made Oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed, I further certify that said Peter Dyer is personally known to me and is a man of truth and veracity -
Before me Benjamin Richards Justice of the Peace

I David Lord of Braintree in the County of Norfolk & state of Massachusetts a revolution ary soldier & prisoner of the United States being in my eighty second year of my age do testify and say that I was personally acquainted with William Hayden of Braintree in the said County & state as before mentioned now deceased said Hayden was a soldier in the war of the Revolution, and served with me on Castle Island near Boston, I served three years, and Hayden came on to the Island I believe in 1778, after I had enlisted and served one year & nine months when I left the Island and I left him on the Castle - The next time I saw him was at Cambridge guarding Gen. Boygains troops they were prisoners of war, said Hayden was a soldier in Capt. Nathaniel Bleeker Company - I was in Captain Silas Wilds Company - I served six months and Hayden I believe served the same term as we all were discharged & came home together - to Braintree, I believe said Hayden served in the year service in 1776 in Capt ain Guards Company at least part - said Hayden married Deborah Vayes of Braintree she afterwards married Silas Wild of Braintree David Lord
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Norfolk ss. December 9 th 1844
Then the above named David Lord personally appeared and made Oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed, and I further certify that said David Lord is a Credible witness
Before me
Benjamin Richard Justice of the Peace