Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 4858, Isaac Hemingway, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Hemingway Isaac.
W. 4858
CONTENTS

Application of the Heirs of Isaac Hemingway for arrears of Pension
War of Revolution - term -
Wm Hemingway atty Lapeer, Mich

State of Michigan } In open Court County of Lapeer } ss Present Hon Josiah Turner Circuit Judge October Term 1857-
on this Thirteenth day of November AD 1857 before the Circuit Court held within and for said County and State personally appeared James Hemingway aged Sixty nine years a resident of Hadley in the County of Lapeer and State of Michigan who being duly sworn accord- -ing to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions of the act of June 7 th 1832: That he is one of the children and heirs at law of Isaac Hemingway deceased who was a drummer in the Comp- -any commanded by Captain Thomas Doyne in the Regiment of Eight months men commanded by Col. John Nixon in the war of the Revolution. That his said father (as he believes) entered the service at Framingham in the State of Massachu- -setts about the 13 th day of February AD 1775 for the term of Eight months and contin- -ued in actual service in said war for the term of ten months and nine days and also that he entered the said service on

the 10 th day of July AD 1780 at Farmingham aforesaid, for the term of five months and continued in actual service in said war for the term of five months and five days and was honorably discharged at Farm- ingham aforesaid on the 22 nd day of Decem- ber AD 1775 and December 3, 1780 - respec- tively. That he served under the fol- lowing officers in addition to those above named viz: Capt. Thomas Nixon Lieuts. Micah Gleason, & John Eames, Ensign Samuel Gleason, Clerk Ebenezer Hemingway. That he has no docu- mentary evidence of his service. That he left a Widow named Annis - who died on the 29 th day of October AD 1844 The following are the only surviving children of the said Soldier viz; James Hemingway and Needham Hemingway both residents of Lapeer County State of Michigan That his mother was married to said Isaac Hemingway in Farmingham in the State of Massachusetts on the  day of December 1785 and that her name before her marriage was Betty Maynard and that his father died at Chili in the County of Monroe in the State of New York on the 21 st day of February AD 1833 - and that his said

mother died at Chili aforesaid on the 19 th day of May A D 1819.
And further there is no public record of the said marriage - and that there is a private record of her marriage in the possession of this applicant which he believes to be genuine which record is in his family "Bible" and that the following is a copy of the said Record as far as the same relates to the marriage and death of the said Isaac and Patty and the names and dates of the birth of their children - viz; "Marriages" "Isaac Hemingway and Patty Maynard - Dec. 1785" "Births" "James Hemin- gway July 14 th 1788" "Deaths" "Isaac Hemingway Feb. 21 st 1833 Patty Hem- ingway May 19 th 1819" -
He hereby appoints William Heming- way his true and lawful attorney with power of substitution to prosecute this claim to receive the Certificate when issued and do all other acts necessary and proper in the premises.
Witness James Hemingway
Sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written, and I hereby

That I know the said deponent James Hem- -ingway and believe him to be as above stated and that he is of the age above stated; and further that I am not interested in this claim , as attorney or otherwise
Witness my hand and seal of said Court. Affixed by order of said Court now in session.
Charles Rich Clerk
State of Michigan } ss County of Lapeer }
on this 26 th day of October
AD 1857 personally appeared
before the subscriber a Notary Public
in and for the County aforesaid duly authorized
to administer oaths. James Hemingway and John M. Hem-
ingway residents of said County to me well known
as credible witnesses and who being by
me first duly sworn do on their oaths
state that they were well acquainted with
Mrs Annie Hemingway above named and
that they knew her for more than twenty
years before her death and also that we
were also well acquainted with the said
Isaac Hemingway for more than ten
years before his death and that the
said Annie died about the 29 th day of

October AD 1844 as near as we can recollect and that the said Isaac died about the 21 st day of February, 1833 as near as they can recollect; and that they have examined the family record kept by the said James Hemingway, and believe the same to be genuine, that it is contained in a book purporting to be the "Family Bible" and printed in the year AD 1837 and the said record as far as the same relates to the marriage and death of the said Isaac and Patty Hemingway and the names and date of the birth of their children is as follows "Marriages" "Isaac Hemingway and Patty Maynard - Dec. 17 85" "Births" James Hemingway July 14 th 1788" "Deaths" Isaac Hemingway Dec. Feb. 21 st 1833, Patty Hemingway May 19 th 1819" and that the the following named children are the only surviving children of the said Soldier viz James Hemingway and Needham Hemingway, and that the said James and Needham were recognized by the said Isaac as his children during his lifetime John H Hemingway
Witness J. B. Gaskill J. D. Whitney
James H Hemingway
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 26 day of Octob. AD 1857 J. B. Gaskill Notary Public

State of Michigan In Open Court County of Lapeer } 53 Present Hon Josiah Turner Circuit Judge
The Circuit Court for the County of Lapeer It is hereby Certified that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before the said Court which evidence is hereto an- nexed; That Isaac Hemingway who as reputed was a Revolutionary Soldier of the United States, died on the 21 st day of February AD 1833 and that leaving a Widow surviving him named Anis who died on the 29 th day of October AD 1844 and that James Hemingway and Reed Ham Hemingway are the only surviving Children of the said Soldier who are residents of Lapeer County in the State of Michigan
In testimony whereof I have hereunto by order of said Court set my hand and seal of office this thru  fourth day of November one thousand eight hundred and fifty seven Charles Rich Clerk

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
4858
P. O.
Isaac Hemingway
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

No 39131.
Isaac Hemingway Det Michigan
Let Mr. Hemingway Nov. 18. 1837
4858
Act. June 7. 1832

Lapeer Mich Nov 5 th 1857
Hon Court of Pension
Sir
Enclosed is the application of James Hemingway for areas of Pension of his Father Isaac Hemingway which you will please to inform me how disposed
Yours Truly J. M. Hemingway

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston, February 25. 1857.
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 Isaac Hemingway is borne on return of Capt. Thomas Dury's Comp. Col. John Nixon's Regt. of 8 mos. men, Name borne on Wat Roll, dated Camp Winter Hill, Dec. 22 nd 1778. as Drummer, from Framingham. Also on list of Six months men from July 10. to Dec. 3. 1780. 5 mos. 5 days, from Framingham. Read and allowed in Council. April 19. 1782.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
Francis D. Will Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Hadley Lapeer Co Mich Feb. 16 th 1857
Sir Will you please to inform me if there is any evidence in your office of the service of Isaac Hemingway or Hemen- -way in the Revolutionary War and forward me your bill for the same and I will pay it - The best from Isa- -ac Hemingway
Yours &c Isaac Hemingway