Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 10083, Abiel Harris, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Harris Abiel Silence.
W. 10083 B.L.Wt 56854-160-55
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6.107
Maine.
Silence Harris. widow of Silas Harris
who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private,
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 26 dollars 66 cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853.
Certificate of Pension issued 23 rd day of April 1857 and sent to
C. F. Haynes, East Livermore, Maine
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853, Page 165. Vol. 16.

33.399
Maine
Abiel Harris dec d , of in the State of who was a private in the commanded by Captain of the commanded by in the Revolution line for 8 months.
Inscribed on the Roll of Portland at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1831, and end 22 d Sept r 1832.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 rd day of April 1837 and sent to
C. F. Haynes, East Livermore Me!
{ Revolutionary Claim, } Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by G. S. Getty Clerk, Book 36 Vol. 1 Page 65

267. 663
Act Mar. 3. '55 Jan'y. 26. '57
56. 854 March 13/57
Silence Harris. uid. Abel Harris. jui.
Leav. Porter. Ad: 160093
6d. Sargent. Mich: 10/57
30 3/4 ton Mass. Ma.
Revij. war. original
Special, by chief clerk.
S. Cale Jan'y. 26. '57 C.C.
C. F. Hoagland.
HP
East Livermore.
Me.
St. C. F. Hoagland, Feb: 10/57
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Vol. No. 59. - 5

State of Maine.
ANDROSCOGGIN, SS.
Clerk's Office, Sup. Jud. Court,
Auburn, Dec 9 1856
I, Josiah D. Pulsifer, Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court for said County of Androscoggin, being a Court of Record, do hereby certify that
Francis F. Haines
is, and at the date of his certificate to the paper hereunto annexed, was an ACTING JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, within and for the County of Androscoggin, as appears by the paper hereunto annexed—that he is duly commissioned and qualified to administer oaths and take acknowledgements of Deeds and other instruments in writing, in the county aforesaid, and that the following signature, purporting to be his, is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Supreme Judicial Court for said County, the day and year first above written.
J. D. Pulsifer
CLERK.

Appropriation of Silence Harris For Bounty Land
War of the Revolution
Act of 1855 and of 1856
Presented by C. F. Hargreaves of East Linton, Va.

The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written
And I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons. That the Claimant is the person she represents herself to be and is still a widow; and that I have no interest in this Claim.
Francis R. Gaines, Justice of the Peace.

State of Maine
County of Androscoggin
On this eighth day of December one thousand eight hundred and fifty six personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid Silina Harris aged 87 years a resident of Jay in the State of Maine, who being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of Abiel Harris, deceased, who was a soldier in the Company commanded by Captain Porter in the regiment commanded by Colonel Sargent in the war of the Revolution that her said husband enlisted or volunteered at Bethlehem  Abbingdon in the State of Massachusetts in the year 1775 for the term of eight months more or less and was honourably discharged near Boston in the year 1775 or 1776. That he was in actual service in said war for the term of eight months.
She further states that she was married to said Abiel Harris in Easton in the State of Massachusetts in the year of our Lord 1806 by one William Read, a Minister of the Gospel and that her said marriage was name before her Silina Jones. That her said husband died at said Jay on the 21 st day of September 1832, and that she is now a widow.
She makes this declaration for the

purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the act approved March 3 1855. And she farther declares that she has not received or applied for bounty land under this or any other act of Congress than attest Francis T. Haines. Silene Harris
We Nathaniel Harris and John A. Harris residents of the State of Maine upon our Oath this declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Silene Harris in our presence and that we believe from the appearance and statements of the applicant that she is the identical person she represents herself to be and we know she is still a widow that we have been intimately acquainted with her for many years before the death of her said husband Abiel Harris, and ever since his death which occurred on the 21 st day of September A D 1852, we know he died at that time because we were present when he died and attended his funeral and have been intimately acquainted with his widow ever since -
Nathaniel S. Harris John A. Harris

Application for Pension
Silene Harris
Widow of Robert Harris
War of the Revolution
Produce on which Land Warrant No 56854 was obtained, filed and refused to
C. H. Haignes Atty East Liverpool Me

State of Maine (County of Androscoggin) ss
On this twenty third day of March A. D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty seven personally appeared before me, Francis H. Harris, a justice of the peace within and for the County and State aforesaid Silence Harris, aged eighty seven years, a resident of say in the State of Maine, who being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of Abiel Harris, deceased, who was a private in the company Commanded by Capt John Porter, Col Sargents Regiment of 8 Months service in the year 1775 in the war of The Revolution. That her said husband did eight months service in said war in the State of Massachusetts and was honorablely discharged about the 20th day of November 1775 She further declares that she was married to said Abiel Harris in August in the year 1806, by one William Read a Minister of the gospel, that the evidence of her marriage aforesaid of the death of her said husband and the original are duly filed in the department of the Interior, Office of Pensions in the City of Washington, in application for Land Warrant No _____ to which she refers for evidence in this case
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the pension to which she may be entitled under the act of Congress, passed in the year 1855, and all acts relative to pensions applicable to her case passed by Congress; she further declares that she has never received any pension whatever but has received a land warrant No 56854, as widow aforesaid
Silence Harris
We Nathl. S. Harris and Lucia D. Harris residents of say in the State of Maine upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged in our presence by Silence Harris and that we believe from the appearance and statements of the applicant that she is the identical person she represents herself to be. Nathaniel S. Harris
Lucia D. Harris

The foregoing declaration of Solomon Harris, and affidavit of child Harris and Lucinda E. Harris were sworn to and subscribed before me on this day and year before the written; and I certify that the law officers known to me to be credible persons, that the claimant is the person who represents herself to be and that I have no interest in this claim.
Francis F. Warner part of the family

Antitropical Region
Silene Harris.
No 284 390
C. F. Hayne -

I, Nathaniel S. Harris, resident of say in the State of Maine, upon my oath do testify and say that I am sixty five years of age. That I am the son of Abiel Harris of Bridgewater. That I lived with my Father Abiel Harris in said Bridgewater till I was twenty five years of age that his land was partly in Bridgewater and partly in Abbingdon. My mother died in the year 1804. and my said Father Married Silence Jones in the year 1806. That I moved from said Bridgewater in the State of Massachusetts, to say in the State of Maine A 1816. with my said Father and his wife Silence, that I never knew or heard of any other Abiel Harris in Bridgewater or Abbingdon and can find no one by that name on the records of said towns except my fathers. My father wrote his name Abiel as is shown by numerous papers and account books now in my possession, and that from my earliest youth I have heard my said father relate anecdotes which occurred when he was a soldier in the revolutionary war. That I never heard it questioned but what he was a soldier in said war. Nathaniel S. Harris Witness Joseph A. Harris
State of Maine
County of Androscoggin ss
The foregoing affidavit was sworn to and subscribed before me this twenty fifth day of February A 1857. And I certify that I have long been acquainted with the affiant and know him to be a credible and respectable person -
Francis H. Harris Justice of the Peace
Note - I have examined the old papers and account books of Abiel Harris & find Abiel written as above named. Francis H. Harris Justice of the Peace

State of Mass      County of Bristol Town of Easton Marriage by Rev William Reed (a) August Sixth. Eighteen Hundred six Abial Harris of Abington to Silence Jones of Easton
I CERTIFY that the above is a true copy of the record, with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures, as follows: — (b) August 6 th 1806
John Kimball
I, John Kimball above named, depose and say, that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the town, county, and state afore- said, and that the above is a true copy from the records of said city, with the exception above named, as certified by me.
John Kimball } Town Clerk
Bristol ss.      Subscribed and duly sworn to before me, this Nineteenth day of December      A. D. 1856      I have no interest in this case.
Albert A. Pritch      Justice of the Peace.
(a) Here fill in an exact transcript of the record, except that, instead of copying the figures, the date must be written out in full. (b) Here give the date exactly as it is in the record

Commonwealth of Massachusetts County of Bristol
ss I John S.
Brayton Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court for the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify That Albert A. Root who took the within ac- knowledgement, was at the time when the same was taken a Justice of the Peace, within & for the County aforesaid, and that all his judicial acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit, and I believe that his signature thereto is genuine.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and official seal This Twelfth day of January A.D. 1857.
John S. Brayton Clerk
Silvia Harris
Application for Bounty Land
War of the Revolution
Proof of Marriage
By C. T. Hovey

Livermore Falls Me. Jan 17
To the Commissioner of Pensions Subsecretary Hon. Geo. C. Whiting Washington D.C.

254,390 Prostitutional Enchiridion No 254,390
Silence Harris
absent Wm Penn Co. Pa. N. Phila. Pa.
Boughton Person Office Washington
Pa
See -

✓ 56.854
J New Aug

Silvia Harris Copy of Letter - Feb 1857

Copy of letter from Pension Office Sir
Pension Office Feb 10 1857
Upon proof being filed to hand will certify the soldier whose services is certified by the secretary of the State of Massachusetts. in the case of Silene Harris, an applicant for bounty land as the Widow of Abiel Harris, as the Husband of said Silene her Claim will be favorably considered
Yours Respectfully
Geo. W. Whiting
C. F. Haines Esq
East Liverpool Me March 24 1857
Dear Geo. W. Whiting,
Sir the above is a copy of a letter received by me the 15th Feb 57 - last week I received a Land Warrant No 56554 - for the above named Silene Harris. I have since been advised of the No. of the application on which the warrant was granted - hence the No. is left blank in the accompanying application for Pensions, the Justice before whom this last declaration was made you will find certified to, by Clerk of Courts in the application on file with the State of Massachusetts - Very Truly Yours C. F. Haines

Brief in the cases of Abiel and Silene Harris, of Maine, Acts 1832 & 1853
Record evidence of service, with which he is identified by reputation and by the fact of his being a citizen of the Town from which the soldiers entered into service.
Record of marriage,
Cohabitation, general reputation of marriage, her identity as the soldier's widow, his death. The present widowhood proved agreeably to our Regulations —
See Bounty Land papers, under the Act of March 1855, No 56, 852, upon which he has been allowed 160 acres, by this Office.
Send to
C. F. Hagnes, Esq East Livermore Maine
Thornton D. D. Platt Examining,

no. 39.102.
Abiel Harris, dec. Maine.
Adm? June 7 1832.
8 mos for $26 66
a year from 4 th March 1831 to 22 Sept r 1832
when he died.
Adm t also under the Act of 1853 at the same rate and pay in full over to Silena Har- ris, widow of Abiel
cert d to C. F. Haynes, Esq. Ear d Leve d more Maine

Silence Dogood
Abigail - Mrs -
26/1663
ad 56 854
160
one box of 100
Dept of the Interior
John N. Taylor
Cole
Washington
D.C.
1882

No 6713
Silence Harris - Widow of Abiel Maine
Act Feby 3 1853 -

Pen Off, April 25 1857
The date of the Certificate of Pension in the case of Silence Harris, under the 2 d Section of the Act of Feb'y 3 1853, was, inadvertently, left out when sent down to the Department, on the 23 d Instant, with one under the Act of 1832. For the Arrears due in right of her deceased husband Abiel. It is now supplied.

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 10083
Silvia Harris
Wid
Abie Harris
First Rev War
Act: Henry 3 rd  1853.
Index:—Vol. DA , Page 307
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Widow of Abiel Harris Application for Bounty Land
Revolutionary War Evidence of Service
267.663
Presented by C. K. Hovey

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston.
December 27 th 1856.
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 Abieal Harris is borne on return of Capt. John Porter's (comp. Col. Paul D. Sargent's Regt. of 8 mos. service in 1775. name borne on Court roll dated Cambridge, Nov. 20. 1775. as private, from Bridgewater.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
Manas De Witt Secretary of the Commonwealth.

APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF REVOLUTIONARY SERVICES.
Made by the Widow of the party who rendered the service.
County of Franklin State of Maine Town of Gay
The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is hereby requested to furnish evidence from the Rolls in his office, of the service of Abiel Harris in the war of the Revolution.
He was a native of the Town of Abington in the County of Plymouth and State of Massachusetts near the boundary of the town of Bridgewater the line separating the towns of Abington and Bridgewater divided the estate on which he resided resided in the County of Plymouth and State of Massachusetts in the year 1775 as a private in the Company commanded by Captain Porter in Col Sargent's Regiment and he served as follows,* viz:—
Eight months &
over
* Here describe, as fully as may be, the length of service, the rank, &c., of the claimant, or the capacity in which he served, and all other particulars known.

I am the witness of said Silas Harris and make this application to procure evidence of the service of my said Silas Harris for the purpose of procuring the bounty laid to which I may be entitled by act of Congress.
I am now eighty seven years old, and my memory does not enable me to state the services more fully than above stated.
Witness my hand, this eighth A. D. 1856 -
day of September December Silas Harris
State of Maine County of Androscoggin ss. Signed by said Silas Harris in my presence,
Francis F. Harris JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.

Boston Office. February 10 th 1857.
Sir:
Upon proof being filed, which will identify the soldier, whose service is certified by the Secretary of State of Massachusetts, in the case of Silence Harris an Applicant for bounty land as the widow of Abiel, as the husband of said Silence. Her claim will be favorably considered.
Yours Respectfully, Geo. Colburn
Commissioner.
✓ C. F. Haines Esq. East Simsbury.
Me:

Glenn Geo. Whiting, Pension Office

Sir
I here with send you the affidavit of Nathl P. Harris relative to the identity of Abner Harris, which is the best evidence that can at present be produced. It is difficult forming a negation. The affiant is a very respectable man and his mother-in-law an aged, and consequently infirm woman, but very intelligent for one of her age. I believe there can be no doubt of the validity of her claim
Very respectfully Yours Earl Linnemore. Feb 26 1857. C. K. Hargis
C. K. Hargis
Hon Geo C. Whiting - Commissioner