Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 7674, Zaccheus Hatch, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Hatch, Zaccheus (or Zachariah) Mary
W. 7674
CONTENTS

Maine 5394
Baden Hatch
of Kennebec in the State of Maine who was a Lieut. — in the Company commanded by Captain Lemont — of the Regt commanded by Col. Wade in the No. Capt. line for 6 months
Inserted on the Roll of Maine — at the rate of 80 Dollars per per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 th day of Febry 1833 — and sent to R. L. N. — Augusta
Arrears to 4th of Sep. 1832 $120 Semi-annual allowance ending 4th '33 40
$160
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Geo. B. Hiles Clerk, Book D Vol. 1 Page 14
Letter to Alfred McAllister Oct 27/31

1. 039 Name Mary Hatch widow of Zacharias Hatch who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Lieutenant
A. McCallister Sept 29/53
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 day of July 18 and sent to Alfred M. Callister Monticello Waldo Co Me.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act July 29, 1848, Page 4 Vol. A

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6 mo Limit
Jurriak Shepherd Committee
W. C. Mose.
Augusta.
Me.

Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
STATE OF MAINE, } ss. KENNEBEC COUNTY, }
On this eighteenth day of January A. D. 1833 personally appeared before the Hon. NATHAN WESTON, Judge a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court, of said State, Elijah Hatch as guardian a resident of Zaccheus Hatch a resident in the County of Lincoln and State of Maine, aged Eighty three 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 provision made by the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year become with
in Jefferson and in firmity and his faculties, has The said guardian oaths, in to obtain for him said guardian, who is the and fully believed that in Capt. Benjamin Leman's company, and Col. Wood's regiment of the Massachussetts troops from July first 1770 to December thirty first 1770, and of this the said guardian furnishes documentary proof. He the said guardian further states that the commission herewith forwarded, was held by his father, and has been in his possession, since his removal, but that the christian name therein is by mistake Zachariah, instead of Zaccheus. But that the christian name is truly stated in the other evidence, particularly in the certificate of the Secy. of State of Massachussetts. The said
who from age the decay of non compos mentis in order June 7. 1832, that childhood understood as a lieutenant Wood's regiment of the thirty first documentary commission his father, and has been in his christian name therein is by mistake Zachariah, instead of Zaccheus. But that the christian name is truly stated in the other evidence, particularly in the certificate of the Secy. of State of Massachussetts. The said

He the said guardian further states that the commission herewith forwarded, was held by his father, and has been in his possession, since his removal, but that the christian name therein is by mistake Zachariah, instead of Zaccarius - But that the christian name is truly stated in the other evidence, particularly in the certificate of the Secy. of State of Massachus. The said
And to the int. propounded under the instructions of the War Department, he ans.
guardian further states that both his ward and himself are well known to the Hon. Edward Havanagh, member of Congress from Maine, to whom, he being now on duty at Washington, he would refer
The said guardian in behalf of his ward
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any State.
Elijah Hatch
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. Before
Nathan Weston Jut S.P.C.
And the said Judge does hereby declare his opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states, the guardian having produced satisfactory evidence of the fact.
Nathan Weston
Jut S.P.C.

State of Maine.
KENNEBEC, ss.—I, JOHN A. CHANDLER, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts held within and for the County of Kennebec, hereby certify that the Hon. NATHAN WESTON, Judge before whom the within proceedings was had, is a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of said State; I also certify that the within contains the original proceedings of the said Judge, in the matter of the application of Elijah Hutch Guardian of for a pension Zacheus Hutch for a pension
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court, this 18 th day of January
A. D. 1833,
J. A. Chandler Clerk

State of Maine Lincoln County ss
On this twentyth day of June one thousand eight hundred & fifty one personally app- eared before me Donald Blaney Judge of the County of Probate in & for the County aforesaid Mary Hatch a resident of Jefferson in said County of Lincoln & State of Maine aged ninety years who being 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 29 th 1848, that she is the widow of Zechus Hatch deceased who was a private in the Mass continental line in the Revolutionary war and for further proof of his service she refers the department to the proof filed by her husband at the time and before he was placed on the pension list of the U States which was Feb 8 th 1833
She further declares that she was married to the said Zechus Hatch on the tenth day of April Seventeen hundred and ninety nine by one Elder William Allen in the town of Jefferson in the County of Lincoln and State of Mass or District of Maine that her husband the afore- said Zechus Hatch died on the twenty third day of April Eighteen hundred and thirty three at Jefferson and that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the second (over)

Day of Jan'y 18, 00 at Jefferson at the time above stated she further swears that she is now a widow and that she has never before made any application for a pension
witness
Alfred McAlister Sam W. Jackson
Mary hee  Hatch marks

State of Maine
Lincoln County ss,
Be it known that on this twentyeth day of June 1851 Mary Hatch a resident of Jefferson in said County the Applicant for a pension before named personally appeared before the undersigned Judge of the Court of Probate in & for said County of Lincoln the same being a Court of Record
That the said Mary Hatch being unable by age and infirmity to travel I attended in open court to make the declaration & she being duly sworn in the presents the foregoing declaration was made & red over in her presents & hearing & signed with her own hand by her mark Made in the presents of witnesses and Solum oath to the truth of the same
In Witness Whereof I have sett my hand & caus the seal of said court to be hereunto affixed this twentyeth day of June 1851
Arnold Blaney } Judge of Probate } Lincoln County

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600044  BRIEF in the case of  Zacharias Hatch - by his Guardian Elisha Hatch  County of  Nunnebeck  in the State of  Maine  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Judge  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? yes  3. How old is he? 83  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days. As a Gen.     From 1 July 1778 to 31 Dec. 1778 6 Lieutenant Capt. Lieut. Col. Hatch  
18.176 79.98
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none mentioned  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Watertown Mass  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Documentary 
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
The papers show that Zacharias Hatch is placed under the guardianship of Elisha Hatch, owner to the former being "non compos" - three living witnesses - the
X Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Papers are not attached agreeably to the regulation, }
George Payson
Examining Clerk.

10.83.
Mary Hatch
Wid. of Zachers.
Maine.
Act. 29 th July 1848.
Act. Apr. 24 th 1852,
Set A. McAlister Aug 4/52.
Same date 23/53.
" May 21/53
Alfred McAlister
Montville A
Maine.
V

Pay WIDOW, &c.
File No. _____
7674
Mary Walsh
Widow
Jacobus Walsh
Lieut. Rev. War
Act: _____
July 29 1848
Index:—Vol. _____
A
, Page _____
305
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Maine Agency, Mary Hatch, midw of Lachens, who was a Lieut. Wade's Regiment, Mass. troops,
Ad 6 mo Lieut. $80 per Ann Act July 29/48. Co March 4, 1848,
Alfred McCallister, Montville Waldo Co Maine

Mar 13/52
Rel: to cases of many Hatched others
A Mr. Easton Snowville me
2 Cases about Brown Lead
Washington City D.C.

Monticello March 6th 1882
Mr P. E. Heath Esq commissioner of Pensions The claim of Mary Hatch for a pension has not been heard from if sufficient time has elapsed for to act upon her claim will you in form me what disposition has been made of her her claim also Samuel Rollins and George Woods claims for Bounty Land. Samuel Rollins claim I have not heard from it is any shape or form at all.
Yours With Respect
Alfred McAllister
P. E. Heath Esq commissioner of pensions

Montville August 24 1883
Dear Sir your certificate of allowance $80. per Annum to Mary Hatch Widow of Zacheus Hatch who was a Revolutionary Soldier has been duly re- ceived I perceived by the certificate that Zacheus Hatch rank in the army was that of Lieutenant & such was his rank is not Mary Hatch his widow entitled to an allowance according to her husband's Military Rank and is eighty dollars per annum sufficient allowance according to that rank it has been said to me that he served between one and two years This enquiry is respectfully addressed to the Department for information in behalf of Mrs Hatch an answer at your convenience is respectfully solicited
Yours With Respect
L. P. Waldo Commissioner Washington City
Alfred McAlister

Colony of the Massachusetts-Bay. }
The Major Part of the COUNCIL of the Massachusetts-Bay, in New-England.
To Zachariah Hatch Gentleman Greeting.
YOU being appointed second Lieutenant of the first Company whereof Joseph Jones is Captain in the Third Regiment of Militia in the County of Lincoln whereof William Jones Esq. is Colonel By Virtue of the Power vested in us, WE do by these Presents, (reposing special Trust and Confidence in your Loyalty, Courage, and good Conduct,) Commission you accordingly.—You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the Duty of a second Lieut. in leading, ordering, and exercising said Company in Arms, both Inferior Officers and Soldiers; and to keep them in good Order and Discipline:—And they are hereby commanded to obey you as their second Lieut. and you are yourself, to observe and follow such Orders and Instructions as you shall from Time to Time receive from the Major part of the Council, or your superior Officers.
GIVEN under our Hands and the Seal of the said Colony, at Watertown the Eighth Day of May in the Year of our Lord, 1776.
By the Command of the Major Part of the Council.
Ever Morton Deputy
James Otis W. Pepperell Col. Russell Col. Putnam Col. Shadwell John Whetcomb Lieut. Foster James Prescott Dea. Taylor Michael Hartley J. Hotten Jabez Fisher B. White

Zach s . Hatcher

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, October 31, 1832.
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 Zacheus Hatch is borne on the Muster Roll of Capt. Benjamin Lemoine's company in Col. Nathaniel Wade's regiment as having served as a Lieutenant from the 1 st day of July 1778 to the 31 st day of January December 1778 & was paid for six months & twelve days service.
Edward D. Bangs. Secy

State of Maine.
Lincoln Js.
To All whom it may concern. -
I Edmund B. Bowdoin, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within and for the County of Lincoln do hereby certify that Joseph Weeks & Samuel W. Jackson, whose names are affixed to the annexed papers as Justices of the Peace in and for said County are legally commissioned and duly qualified to act as such, and that the signatures purporting to be theirs are genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court this Third day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & fifty one.
Edmund B. Bowdoin Clerk.

Jefferson April 28 th 1851
This certifies that I have searched the records of of Marriages in the Town of Jefferson and cannot find any Record of the Marriage of Mr. Zacharus Hatch and Mrs Mary Hawks Joseph Ross Jr } Town Clerk of Jefferson
Bairdsboro. Apr. 29 th 1851 I hereby certify that the above Joseph Ross Jr is Clerk of the town of Jefferson and that he has made oath that the foregoing Certificate by him subscribed is true.
Before me, Sam W. Jackson Justice of the Peace

Affidavit of Witnesses
State of Maine County of Lincoln ss, on this the 28 day of April A.D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty one personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace within and for the State and County of aforesaid Sarah B. Allen and a Resident of the State of Maine and County of Lincoln who being duly sworn according to law declares that Mary Hatch is the widow of Zacheus Hatch deceased who was a private in the Revolutionary and that war and that the said Mary Hatch was married to the said Zacheus Hatch deceased at Jefferson in the year seventeen hundred and ninety nine on the 10 th day of April by one Elder Wm Allen a Resident of Jefferson that the name of the said Mary Hatch before her marriage aforesaid was Mary Brooks that her husband the said Zacheus Hatch died at Jefferson on the 23 rd day of April 1833 and that she is still a widow that I knew the parties while in lifetime of the husband and saw them to live together as husband and wife and was present at their Marriage Sarah B. Allen.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 28 th day of April 1851 and I hereby certify that Sarah B. Allen is a credible witness Joseph Weeks } Justice of peace

State of Maine County of Lincoln ss on this the twentyth day of Nov A.D. one thousand and Eight hundred and fifty one personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace within and for the stat. and County aforesaid John Johnson a resident of Jefferson State of Maine and County of Lincoln aged Sixty one years who being duly sworn according to law declares that Mary Hatch is the widow of Zachaus Hatch deceased and I further testify and say that Mary Hatch was married in the spring of Seventeen hundred and ninety nine I recollect from the circumstance of my father and my self meeting them on the Road on Horsback and my Father asked them if they had been to get married and the reply was that they had been to Elden Allens and got married I recollect it was the same year I was nine years old and I have always known the parties while in lifetime of the husband and known them to live together ever since that time as husband and wife on until his death which was the 23 day of April 1833 and I further state that search and inquiry has been made to find some documentary evidence and none can be found as none was never kept I state she has always remained a widow since Attest Merrill Peaslee John Johnson
Subscribed and sworn to before me 20 day of Nov 1851 and I hereby certify that John Johnson is a credible witness who is known to me Merrill Peaslee Justice of the peace

State of Maine. Lincoln ss. To all whom it may concern.
I, Edmund D. Bowman, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within and for the County of Lincoln, do hereby certify that Merrill Peabody whose name is affixed to the annexed paper, as a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, is legally commissioned and duly qualified to act as such. And that the signature to the annexed paper purporting to be his is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the Supreme Judicial Court this Twenty fifth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand and eight hundred and fifty one.
Edmund Bowman Clerk.

I Aaron McFarland of Montville in the county of Waldo and State of Maine and of Lawful age on both depose and say that I have been duly appointed and qualified Post Master of Montville and am so at present and that on the tenth day of May A D 1852 Alfred McAllister of Montville brought to the Post Office what he said & I believe to be a large family Bible and requested me to mail the same for the City of Washington and to be sent to the Pension Office and S d McAllister told me his object in sending S d Bible to the Pension Office was that it contained the Family record of the Births and Deaths of the Family of Richard McAllister of Montville in order to furnish documentary proof to the Pension Office of the birth of Guy McAllister the oldest male child of Richard McAllister's Family as requested by the Head of the Pension Office and further depose and say that I duly mailed S d Bible and put it into the United States mail to be forwarded to its destination aforesaid.
A. P. McFarland P. M.
Montville April 1 st 1852 When personally appeared Aaron P. McFarland before me Jon a M c Murray and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed Justice of the Peace for the County of Waldo and State of Maine
Jon a M c Murray Clerk of Peace

State of Maine, County of Waldo
I Nathaniel Patterson Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court of the State of Maine, for the County of Waldo, do certify that Jonathan M. Mearny whose genuine signature appears to the foregoing certificate of attestation is and was at the date thereof a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified —
In testimony whereof I have unto my hand and affix the Seal of said Court the 7 th day of April A.D. 1853
N. Patterson Clerk

I Sarah Mcallister of the age of seventy five years of the County of Waldo Town of Montville & State of Maine On oath this 14 th day of May A. D. 1832 depose and say that I was married to Richard Mcallister on 24 th day of January 17.99 Reference may be had of the date of my Marriage to the files of the Department the date of my marriage proved from the Records of the Town Clerk of Whitefield Lincoln Co State of Maine filed in the year 1849 to obtain my allowance as the widow of Richard Mcallister I further depose & say that Mary Hatch was married to Zacharius Hatch in April 1799 before that Marriage Mary Hatchs and Sister to my Husband Richard Mcallister The Reason why I recollect that event with such precision is that my oldest Child was born the 12 th of July 1799 and the Marriage of Mary took place the April previous also from the Intimacy existing between our Families arising from consanguinity and from the frequent mention of the event by one or the other Members of the Families after the Marriage in April 1799 we lived in the Neighbor- hood and Intimacy of each other till we moved to Montville they cohabited together as Man and wife until the death of Mr Hatch which took place in April 28-1833 the birth of my Eldest Child Guy Mcallister is shown by our record in the Family Bible After our removal to Montville the Family Intimacy continued and I know

Mrs Hatch never had any children by Mr Hatch the particulars of my marriage of the birth of my eldest child of the testimony existing from family connections and other particulars too numerous to be put in to this affidavit but report- ed by the whole tenor of my memory leaves no more doubt of Mrs Hatches Marriage at the time stated than my own
And I further state that the Bible Record that accompanies this affidavit is the true Record of the ages of my children and was written by the hand of Ethial Conandy and has been kept in my own possession ever since Also it contains the ages of my husbands first wifes children Guy Mcallister Born July 12 th 1799 and is my oldest child
Attest Joseph W. Knowlton
Sarah
X her mark Mcallister
Sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written and I here by certify that Sarah Mcallister is personally known to me and she is a woman of truth
Joseph Knowlton } Justice of the Peace

Mrs Hatch never had any children by Mr Hatch these particulars of my Marriage of the birth of my Elder Child of the Intimacy existing from family connections and other particulars too numerous to be put into this affidavit but supported by the whole tenor of my memory leaves no more doubt of Mrs Hatch Marriage at the time stated than my own
I Alfred McAllister of Montville county of Waldo & State of Maine on this 8th day of May 1882 on oath depose and say that I have made due and diligent search for the Public Record or some Parish Register to Establish the date of Mary Hatch with Zachus Hatch being especially employed therefor & that after the most diligent search I can not find no documentary evidence what ever of that event and I have good reason to believe that none exists whatever
Alfred McAllister
Subscribed to and sworn before me the day and year above written and I hereby certify that Alfred McAllister is a credible Witness
For the Knowlton Justice of the Peace

State of Maine } County of Waldo } I Nathaniel Patterson Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court of the State of Maine for the County of Waldo do hereby certify that Joseph W Knowlton whose name subscribes to the foregoing certificate of attestation is and was at the date thereof a Justice of the Peace in the said County duly commissioned & qualified & the signatures thereto purporting to be his are genuine
In testimony whereunto I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of said Court The 6th day of May A D 1852
N. Patterson Clerk

Zachary H. Hatch Lieut. Erie R.
1832

I James M c Michael of Bristol in the county of Lincoln & State of Maine aged seventy years on oath do testify, & say that in the year of our Lord 1778 - Jacobus Hatch of now of Jefferson in said county raised Lieutenant in the service of the United States some months in a company commanded by Capt. Benjamin Stoddard & attached to a regiment commanded by Col. Hatch. He was at White Plains under Gen. Sullivan. I know he served the above term of time for I was a private in the same company with him during said time. James M c Michael
Lincoln p. July 31. 1832 Then the above named James M c Michael was examined & cautioned & sworn to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed taken at the request of Jacobus Hatch
Before me
Peasee M c Wells first of the Peace
I further certify that the above named M c Michael is in my opinion a man of veracity & a disinterested witness
Peasee M c Wells

Dec. 12. 1857
App. of Mary Hatch wid. of Isaehus. Maine.
Isaac McAllister Present Montville, Maine Act 29. July 1848, Let up 24, 1852

State of Maine County of Waldo ss on this the twenty fourth day of Feb 1851 personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace within and for the state and county aforesaid Wm Bayley a Resident of the State of Maine and county of Waldo Who having been duly sworn according to law declares that he has been and Maid Search and inquiry in the Town of Jefferson for documentary evidence and none exists of the Marriage of Mary Hatch to Zachary Hatch neither family nor Church record Attest Alfred McAllister J. W. S. [Signature]
Waldo ss. subscribe and sworn to before me this twenty fourth day of Feb 1851 and I hereby certify that Wm Bayley is a credible witness Alfred McAllister Justice of peace
State of Maine
James P. Haskell Esq. Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court of the State Maine for the County of Waldo do hereby certify that Alfred McAllister & Jonathan Munley are Justices of the Peace for said County duly commissioned and qualified to administer oaths & that the signatures to the foregoing documents purporting to be theirs are genuine — In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the the seal of said Court this fourth day of December A. D. 1851
A. Patterson Clerk

State of Maine County of Waldo, Is. On this the 22 day of Nov A.D. One thousand eight hundred and fifty one personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace within and for the State and County aforesaid Sarah Mcallister aged seventy five years a Resident of the State of Maine and County of Waldo who having been duly sworn according to law declares that Mary Hatch is the widow of Zachrus Hatch who is deceased and I further testify and say that Mary Hatch was married in April Seventeen hundred and ninty nine I recollect from the circumstance of my marriage Marriage which was on the 24 day of January 1799 and Mary Hatch was married in April following my marriage she was a sister to my husband Richard Mcallister I have known her from a child and have always known her since she was married to Zachrus Hatch there is one other circumstance I recollect from my Oldest child was born July 12-1799 and I know the marriage was in April before my child was born in July 12-1799 I further stat that Mary Hatch was before her marriage the widow Mary Hacks and she was married to Zachrus Hatch by Elden Odlin a resident of Jefferson I have always known the parties while in lifetime of the husband and have always known them to live together since the time above stated that they were married Attest Jon a M. Murray Sarah her Mcallister mark
Waldo, Is. subscribed and sworn to before me this 22 day of November 1851 and I hereby certify that Sarah Mcallister is well known to me and is a credible witness Jon a M. Murray } Justice of Peace

State of Maine County of Waldo Ss on this the seventeenth Day of Nov A.D. one thous- and Eight hundred & fifty one personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace within and for the State and County aforesaid Richard Gary aged sixty two years a Resident of the State of Maine and County of Waldo who being duly sworn according to law declares that Mary Hatch is the widow of Zachus Hatch who is deceased and I further testify and say that Mary Hatch was married in the Spring of sev- enteen hundred and ninty nine I recollect from the fact that I lived at Richard McAllister's the Spring of 1799 I recollect Mary Hatch was then and that Zachus Hatch came then on Horseback and Zachus Hatch and Mary Hatch started to go to Elder Allens for to be married I have always known the parties while in lifetime of the husband and know them to live to- gether as husband and wife ever since the time above stated until his death which was in 1833 She was a sister to Richard McAllister and I know them well when I was a small Boy and her name before her marriage was Mary Hatch Richard Gary
Alfred Emerson
Waldo ss subscribed and sworn to before me this seventeenth day of Nov 1851 and I hereby certify that Richard Gary is personally known to me and is a credible witness
Alfred McAllister } Justice of peace

Copy of Letter Guard to Elijah Hatch.

State of Maine
Lincoln fs.
I Jeremiah Bailey Esq. Judge of the Court of Probate within & for the County of Lincoln within the said State,
Do hereby certify that John H. Sheppard Esq. whose signature is affixed to the paper hereto annex- ed, is the Register of said Court of Probate in said County of Lincoln, that said paper is a copy of matter of record in said Court, that his attestation thereto is in due form and that full faith and credence is to be given to the same.
In witness whereof I do hereto set my hand and affix my seal this nineteenth day of January in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three and in the fifty seventh year of the Independence of the United States of America.
J. Bailey

State of Maine.
By the Honorable Jeremiah Bailey Esquire, Judge of Probate of Wills, and for granting Letters of Ad- ministration on the Estate of Persons deceased, having goods, chattels, rights, or credits in the County of Lincoln, within the State aforesaid.
(Seal)
TO Elijah Hatch
of Jefferson in said County. Yeoman
GREETING.
TRUSTING in your care and fidelity, I do, by these presents, pursuant to the power and authority to me granted, in and by an act of the Legislature of the said State nominate and appoint you to be Guardian unto
Iacchus Hatch of Jefferson aforesaid Yeoman, who has been duly adjudged to be a person non Compos and inca- pable to take care of himself
with full power and authority to ask, demand, sue for, recover, receive and take into your custody all and singular, such part and portion of estate as accrues to him in right of said deceased
himself
or which by any other way or means whatsoever doth of right appertain or belong to him and to manage, employ and improve the same for his best profit and advantage, and to render a plain and true account of your guardianship upon oath, so far as the law will charge you therewith, when you shall be lawfully required, and pay and deliver such and so much of the said estate as shall be remaining upon your account, (the same being first examined and allowed by the Judge or Judges, for the time being, of Probate, &c.) unto the said minor when  Iacchus shall at full age , or otherwise as the Judge or Judges, by his or their decree or sentence, pursuant to law, shall limit and appoint.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the Court of Probate. — Dated at NOBLEBORO the ninth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two
Recorded vol XXIX page 576
J. Bailey
a true Copy Attest John H. Sheppard Reg d

Settee Guard under 14.

(Deposition of Andrew Knowlton taken for Isaacus Hatch)

I Andrew Knowlton of Nobleborough in the county of Lincoln & State of Maine aged eighty years on oath do testify & say that Laccchus Hatch of Jefferson in said State but at that time of New castle in said state was in the service of the United States as a Lieutenant in the year of our Lord 1778 six months in a company of Infantry commanded by Capt. Benjamin Lemont & attached to a regiment commanded by Col. Nathaniel Wade in Gen. Greene's Brigade the above service was performed at Rhode Island at the time of the defeat I know he received the aforesaid time of six months for I was the orderly sergeant in the same company with him he enlisted the first of July & was honorably discharged the first of January following.
Andrew Knowlton
Lincoln p. July 23. 1832 Then the above named Andrew Knowlton was examined & cautioned & sworn to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed taken at the request of Laccchus Hatch
Before me
Pearlee M. Wells Just. of the Peace
I further certify that the above named Knowlton is in my opinion a man of veracity & a disinterested witness
Pearlee M. Wells

Brief in the case of Mary Hatch, wd of Zachereus Waldo County and State of Maine. act
Claim, ("original," or "for increase.")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Houston pension act June 7, 1832. The Family Record of Sarah McAlister, which appears to have been forwarded to the office cannot be found. The Commission thereon decided that the parole testimony was (If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
I offered to authorize the admission of the claim.
Name and residence of Agent
Alfred M. Collier, Montville, Me.
Examining Clerk.
Osde Miley

Monroeville December 24th 1852
Hon., E. H. Smart. by request of Mary Hatch the widow of Zacharias Hatch I write to you concerning her pension it has been some two years since she made application for it. She wished me to say to you that she is poor and needy and if she is ever allowed anything she wants it while she is living and wishes you to assist her in obtaining it as soon as possible
I would state to you that every thing has been proved in relation to her marriage according to the requirements of the commission excepting the Bible Record of the birth of the oldest child of Mrs Mcallister who was born in 1819 July 12 and that was mailed and sent at the same time with Mrs Mcallister's affidavit
The letter of the commission of August 18th 1852 to me states that the Bible record of family record as stated by Mrs Mcallister did not reach that office he thought it might have been accident- ically omitted and not sent but the postmaster says he mailed and sent it at the same time with her affidavit I have written to the commission to know what must be done where the record is lost in the Mail but have not received any answer from him
Yours very

will you enquire in to the case as soon as you can conveniently and in form me as soon as you can conveniently
P.S. I will give you a sketch of the facts in the case I proved from the Town Clerk when she was Married that no record existed of the marriage of Mary Hacks to Zachus Hatch
also I proved by Mrs Allen who was Present at her Marriage and saw them married also by Mr Johnson who saw them the day they went to get married. he recollects from the fact of his age at that time and proved by Mrs McCallister that they had always lived together since the birth of her oldest child which was Born in July 12-1799 and from her own memory which was in Feb 1799 and this from the Town Record of Whitefield which is filed in the office in Washington for to obtain her allowance and also proved that Mrs Hatch never had any children by Mr Hatch and that there is not any documentary evidence it seems to be a little singular that there was no document documentary evidence nor Record Evidence but this is the fact and I could explain to you why it was so some 2 or 3 years before she lived with Mr Hatch her former husband Mr Hacks went away and never was heard from and the the marriage probably was not recorded and Mr Hacks has never been

heard from since he left home and Mrs Heath has always lived with Mr Heath till his death and still lives his widow these are about the facts of the case
Yours With Respect
Hon. E. H. Smart Washington City
Alfred Mcallister
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Montville July 8 th 1831
To the Commissioner of Pensions I send you the papers of Mary Hatch for a pension you will after examination send the certificate to me at Montville as she applied to me for her Agent to attend to her business
Yours With Respect Alfred Mcallister
To the Commissioner of pensions

Feb. 0. 1882 aboutville Rel. to case of Mary Hatch widow of the late
Mr J. E. Heath Esq Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D.C.
Yours
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Montvill Jan'y 28th 1852.
To the commission of pensions the application of Ellory Skatch for a pension was sent you the 7 of July 1851 and Returned to me the 27 of October 1851 to gethe with your letter stating that she might state under what act her application was made .
I returned the application together with some other evidence on the 5th of December 1851 and have not heard any thing from her application since I think on Examination you will find that she stated in her application that she claimed under the act of 29 July 1848 if it is not correct will you please Return it to me that I may attend to her application and have it corrected
Respectfully yours Alfred O'Callaghan
J. E. Heath Esq. Commr of Pensions P. O. Skatch

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Mr S. C. Heath your letter of October 27 with the papers of Mary Hatch for a pension was recd stating that she might state under what act that she claimed her application was made
I return her application to gether with the evidence in relation to the date of the marriage and will say if it is not satisfactory I will endeavor to send Moon if necessary I will say for your information that Mary B. Allen was the wife of Eldr Allen who married them as she was the only witness sent with the declaration in relation to the date of the marriage Mrs Hatch claims under the act of 29th July 1848 I think you must have overlooked in her application the act that she claimed under December 5th 1857 Yours With Respect
S. C. Heath Esq Commissioner of Pensions.
Alfred McAllister

Oct 8-52 For information re the case of Mary Nether
Oct 8/52
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Mr J. E. Heath Esq. commissioner of pension Washington city, D.C.

Montville October 24 th 1852 Mr J. E. Heath I wish to know what has been done with the claim of Mary Hatch for a pension as it has been some time under your consideration will you inform me as soon as possible
Your letter of August 4 th 1852 stating that my letter of the 10 th of May in closing the affidavits of Mrs McAllister in the case of Mary Hatch was received but the family record mentioned by myself and Mrs McAllister as having been inclosed did not reach your office you state that you suppose it was accidentally omitted this was not the case The Bible record of the birth of the oldest child was mailed and sent at the same time with the affidavits ( this bible record was ) this was the record I suppose you wished sent according to your letter of April 24 th 1852 as you thought the evidence of Sarah McAllister did not look consistent as she was married in January 1799 and her child was born in July 1799 which was less than 6 months after she was married and as to the record of Mary Hatch there never was any Rep because she never had any children by Mr Hatch and if you can grant a pension to the widow of Mr Hatch on the evidence that is before you the widow would be greatly obliged if you have ever received the bible Mrs McAllister wishes to have it sent back and if you have not (over)

received it I can show to you that it was mailed by the postmaster and sent you will you in form me if there is any thing that can be done where the evidence is mailed and sent of its self as in this case
in the case of Edmund Worth clerk for Bount Land it has been some time since you received the last Evidence he wishes to know what has become of his claim
Yours with Respect
Alfred McAlister
M n S. C. Heath Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington City.

Mr
J. E. Heath Esq Yours of April 24 th was recd and in answer I would say that I send the deposition of Sarah Mcallister and also the Bible record of the ages of the family of Sarah Mcallister showing the date of the birth of Guy Mcallister as there was no family Record of Zachary Hatch and Mary Hatch that event of the birth of Guy Mcallister being at little less than six months after she was married Monticello May 8 th 1882 Yours With Respect
J. E. Heath
Alfred Mcallister

Montville April 9 the 1853 I send you the affidavit of Aaron D McFarland as required by your letter of March 23 the 1853
L. P. Waldo Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City.
Yours With Respect Alfred McCallist

Montville June 14 th 1858
Sir Some misapprehension about the proof of Mrs Hatch's Marriage with Zacharius Hatch seems to have arisen in course of the correspondence with the pension office con- cluded at different times by different persons I have there- fore concluded to review the correspondence very briefly and to recapitulate what proof of Mrs Hatch's Marriage the Department required and how far it had been furnished I will just say that the marriage has been proved by Sarah McAllister who is considerably advanced in years but it can be satisfactorily proved by her Neighbours her faculty and accuracy of a memory remain fully retentive is yet unimpaired by age and that the reliability of her good character for truth and veracity can be fully established by the community in which she has long lived if required The Family record referred to contained the record of the Mrs McAllister oldest child as well as her other children and was an event nearly contemporaneous with the the marriage of Mrs Hatch and which was required as corroborative of the particularity with which Mrs McAllister stated the time of the marriage of Mrs Hatch This record was contained in the Family Bible and was forwarded to the department by mail and as appears has not been received Evidence of the P. M. has been sent showing it was duly Mailed and directed as required what I can further to do to prove Mrs Hatch's Marriage I will the (over)

Department to inform me Mrs Hatch's case has been some time under consideration by the department and she has but a brief space of life and if she is to enjoy the small pittance allowed her by Government she can enjoy it but a short time that little she needs to render her declining age comfortable if she is not to have it it is desirable for her to know it therefore I hope the department will come to a decision on her case as soon as is compatible with a fair and just investigation of it
In answer to your letter of May 21 st the 1853
I would stat to you that I received a letter from J. L. Heath Commission of Pensions Oct 27 th the 1831 says Mr Heath It is proper to stat that the evidence of the date of the marriage is not satisfactory that event having taken place with in a few months of the limits prescribed by law of July 29 th the 1828 under such circumstances this office will require evidence of the most satisfactory character and in the absence of Record or documentary evidence the parole testimony should be of the most unequivocal character
and further says Mr F. F. E Tiptlett for commission April 24 th the 1832 the date of the marriage in the case of Mary Hatch wife of Zacharias of Maine who claims a pension under act of 29 July 1828 is not satisfactory established as there is no public record of the marriage the Family register if there is one showing the date of that Event or the dates of the births of the children should be sent if none is in existence it should be so shown when parole testimony will be considered but the witnesses must stat with great particularity the

reason which induced them to swear to the date with such precision. I further says Mr Tiptlett in the deposition of Sarah Mcallister she states that she was married in Jan'y 99 and that Mrs Heath was married in April previous to the birth of her oldest child who was born in July 99 This shows that the birth of the oldest child took place in less than six months after she was married and in answer to the foregoing I would state that on the 10 day of May 1852 the affidavit of Sarah Mcallister (and my own) in the case of Mary Heath stating with as much precision and accuracy as her memory would admit together with her family Record of the birth of the oldest child which was mentioned by her in her affidavit of 3 May the 1852 and there being no children of Mrs Heath which was shown by Mrs Mcallister in her affidavit that could go to establish the marriage as there never was any. I sent you the affidavit of myself of 3 of May 1852 showing that I had made diligent search for the Publick Record or some family Record of Mrs Heath which might go to establish the marriage of Mary with Zachus Heath and that I was especially employed there for that I could not find any documentary evidence whatever and I had good reason to believe that none existed whatever Also says Mr Tiptlett of August 4th 1852
That my letter of May 10th 1852 inclosing the affidavit of Mrs Mcallister in the case of Mrs Heath has been received but the family Record mentioned by myself and Mrs Mcallister as having been enclosed did not reach them which he supposes must have been accidentally omitted
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and in reply to your letter of March 23 rd 1853 stating that the Family Record mentioned by myself had not been received at the office and if I would show by the affidavit of the postmaster where it was mailed that it was forwarded to the office the date of her marriage might be established by parole proof you I did show by the affidavit of the P.M. that the Family Record of Mrs McCallister of the Birth of her oldest child and of that particular event of the Birth of Guy McCallister took place at the time as she stated but the Family record that was mentioned by myself was mentioned by that there never was any Rep which you will find in my affidavit of May 3 rd 1852 upon which I wrote Hon. E. Thoms on the 24 th December last in relation to the facts of the case as near as I could learn which Mrs Emort referred my letter to your office and upon which I received yours of March 23 rd 1853 also yours of May 21 st 1853 stating that if I would show by the postmaster's affidavit that the Family Record of the marriage of Mrs Hatch was forwarded to your office it would then be competent to establish her Marriage by parole proof until this requirement is complied with Parole Evidence cannot be admitted
L. P. Waldo Commission of Pensions
Yours With Respect Alfred McCallister

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This may certify that Lieut. Richard Hatch was Second Lieut. under Sept. 1864 of New England the first Company in front in this Regiment and that he is now appointed 2nd Lieutenant of this post Post according to the Brig. Genl. orders of Genl.
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Bristol July 10 1876
To the Col. of the Company
Appointed by me William Sargeant Col.
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Hatch, Zaccheus Mass W 7674

A Report of the Main guard at East Greenwich Sep 26th 1778
   Prisoners Name  Regiment  By whom Confined  When Confined  Crime or Crime  7 th Mar the Lion         Shut out   
Turned the ground round at Half After twelve o'clock
to the Prison officer
to the officer of the Day
   Subaltern Sergt Corporal Privates Life Penalty Sentenced by Day Sentenced by Night   1 2 2 1 1 30 4 7  
Yacchus Hatch officer of the Main guard

Report of the Main Guard at East Greenwich Sep 26 th 1798
   Prisoners Name Sergeant By whom Where Crime When     Confined Confined Prison C. the 21 st inst      
since the 17 th instant till after twelve o'clock —
To the Return officers —
To the officer of the day
   1 Subaltern   2 Sergt   2 Corporal   1 Drum   1 Pipe   50 Privates   4 Sentinel by Day   7 Sentinel by Night  
Yacht Watch
officer of the Main Guard