Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4743, Isaac Hathaway, Mass

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Hathaway Isaac
R. 4743
Elizabeth
CONTENTS

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Elizabeth Nathan (Mep.) Elizabeth Nathan of Isaac Massachusetts Suspended Act July 7, 1838
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“ October Thirtieth Seventeen Hundred & Eighty Three Isaac Newberry and Elizabeth Bablitt were married by Samuel Soley Justice of Peace & Attest Samuel Soley S. Clerk
I Ephraim French Jr of Berkley in the County of Bristol and Commonwealth of Massachusetts do hereby certify that the above is a true copy from the records of the town of Berkley aforesaid with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows viz. Oct 30th 1783
Ephraim French Jr } Clerk of Said Town of Berkley
I Ephraim French Jr above named, Depose and say that I hold the Office of Clerk of the Town of Berkley aforesaid & that the above is a true Extract from the records of Said town of Berkley with the exception above named as certified by me
Ephraim French Jr } Clerk as aforesaid
Bristol ss. October 1 st 1838
Subscribed & sworn to before me
Crocker Bablitt Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts - To all to whom these presents shall come, I, Amos Barrett, Register of the Court of Probate in for said County, do hereby certify that Crocker Babbitt, whose signature is affixed to the within certificate is a Justice of the Peace in for said County -
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court this eighth day of October 1838 A Barrett

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
On this sixth — day of October eighteen hundred and thirty eight . personally appeared before Oliver Prescott Judge of the Court of Probate in & for the County of Bristol & Commonwealth aforesaid, at a Court of Probate held at Dighton in said County on the day and year first above mentioned Elizabeth Hathaway — — — — — a resident of Dighton — in the county of Bristol aged Seventy five 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 provisions made by the act of Congress, passed July 7, 1838, entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows:" That she is the widow of Nathan Hathaway late of said Dighton decd. who was a Private in the War of the Revolution and served nine months under Captains Flowers & Redding as stated in the Affidavit of Nathan Hikes hereto annexed.
She further says, as she believes that the said Nathan Hathaway served at least two years in the War of the Revolution, but she is at this time unable to state the particulars or to prove said service —
That said Nathan Hathaway resided in Berkeley in said County of Bristol , at the time his services in the Revolution were performed —

She further declares that she was married to the said Isaac Hathaway on the thirtieth day of October — in the year seventeen hundred and eighty three that her said husband, the aforesaid Isaac Hathaway died on the day of in January eighteen hundred & twenty —
that she was not married to him 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.
Witness Elizabeth  X  Hathaway Ebenezer Daboll  Wife
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year above written. Before
Oliver Prescott
I
do certify that the above named applicant for a pension, cannot by reason of bodily infirmity, attend the court.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Bristol ss. I, Anselm Bassett, Register of the Court of Probate in and for said County, do hereby certify that the Hon. Oliver Prescott is the Judge of said Court, which Court is a Court of record, and that the signature annexed to the above certificate — is his genuine signature.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, this eighth day of October eighteen hundred and thirty eight — A Bassett
Oct 10 1838
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
County of Bristol ss. On this eighth day of August A D 1851 personally appeared before the Hon: Oliver Prescott Judge of Probate in and for said County. Isaac Hathaway a resident of Dighton in the County aforesaid aged Fifty years who upon oath makes the following declaration in order to obtain the pension that was due his mother under the act of July 7 th 1838.
And this declarant states that he is one of the children of Isaac and Elizabeth Hath- away both deceased. This declarant stating from his best knowledge information and be- lief, says that his late father the said Isaac Hathaway was a resident of Berkeley in the time of the Revolution and that he served in the Revolutionary war more than three years. in the first place in Capt Flowers Company and afterwards to wit on the 1 st of May 1782 he enlisted for three years and served to the time the army was disbanded in 1783 as he believes. He refers to the proof already adduced in this case and also to the additional proof herewith filed relative to his father's service. This declarant further states that his said mother Elizabeth Hath- away intermarried with his said father

on the thirtieth day of October A D 1783 as will appear as he believes in the original declaration now on file in the Pension Office, that his father Isaac Heathaway died on the 14 day of January 1821, that his mother survived him and died on the fifth day of February A D 1841, that she remained a widow to the time of her death.
He further states that the children and the only surviving children of the said Elizabeth Heathaway are Isaac Heathaway, Meroe Heathaway, Polly Paul, Louisa Babbitt, Wm Heathaway, Abigail Gooding and Bathsheba Heathaway. He therefore claims the Pension that was due his mother.
Isaac Heathaway
Bristol ss. Subscribed and sworn to before me on the day and year first above written
Oliver Prescott Judge of Probate
I Oliver Prescott, Judge of Probate hereby certify that it has been satisfactorily proved before me that Isaac Heathaway died on the 14th day of January 1821, and left a widow Elizabeth Heathaway, who died on the 5th day of February 1841, and that she remained a widow, and was not married after the death of her husband aforesaid, & that Isaac Heathaway, Meroe Heathaway, Polly Paul, Louisa Babbitt, William Heathaway, Abigail Gooding & Bathsheba Heathaway, are the children and only surviving children of the said Elizabeth Heathaway, deceased.
O Prescott
Judge of Probate

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bristol County ss. Probate Office August 8 A.D. 1857 I Henry Williams  Henry Bassett , Register of Probate hereby certify that Hon. Oliver Prescott, before whom the foregoing declaration was made, is Judge of Probate in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified agreeably to the Constitution and Laws of the Commonwealth, that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine, and that full faith and credit should be given to his official acts and attestations.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the Seal Official of said Court the day and year first above written.
Henry Williams
encl

Oct 2 1840
J. Edward Esq Cotton- Mills Washington -
Mass.

Farmton Mass March 28. 1840
Sir,
In the latter part of the year 1838 Elizabeth Hathaway widow of Isaac Hathaway deceased, forwarded you her application for a pension - Mrs Hathaway believed that her husband served nine months under Capt. Flower & Redding in 1778 & was discharged in March 1779. - In your answer thereto of April 25. 1839 it is stated that the name of Isaac Hathaway is not found in the rolls - Afterwards the affidavit of Isaac Poulbitt was forwarded, stating that the said Isaac Hathaway served eight months under Capt. Samuel Tabor - In your answer of June 12. 1839 it is stated that his name is not on the roll of Capt. Saml. Tabor's Co. for 8 mo. in 1775 -
Ebenezer Hovey Esq. of Boston has written me that Isaac Hathaway enlisted for eight months under Capt. Peter Pitts in Col. Timothy Walcutt's Regiment - Mrs Hathaway therefore, now asks for a pension for this last mentioned service, if her husband's name is found on Capt. Pitts roll last abovementioned, if it can be done with propriety -
Very Respectfully
Yours &c.
A. Barron
J. L. Edwards Esq. Com. of Pensions Washington -
E. Hathaway 18 24 38 Oct 7 July 38

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston:
June 27 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 Hathaway is borne on a pay roll of Capt. George Blagden's Co. Col. Nitchell's Regt. of Bristol Co. as private from July 31. 1780. 3 mo. 2 d. On rolls of the 10 th Mass. Regt. of the Cont. Line. for the year 1782. as 3 years man.

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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.
Susan Walley Secretary of the Commonwealth.

To the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Mass.
The undersigned one of the children of Isaac and Elizabeth Hathaway, late of Dighton in the County of Bristol, and Commonwealth aforesaid, respectfully requests the Secretary of State to furnish from the rolls and Documents in his possession the evidence of the service of the said Isaac Hathaway.
And this applicant states that his father the said Isaac was a resident of Berkley Mass. in the time of the Revolution. He believes that his father performed one tour of service in Capt. Flowers Company, and that he served eight or nine months, but he is unable to state in what year of the war this service was performed. That near the end of the war he enlisted into the Continental Army for three years, and was in actual service two years before his discharge. He believes that in this last service he enlisted in 1782, and that his service was in Col. Marshall's Regiment.
He therefore requests evidence of all the service that can be identified with the person above described. Isaac Hathaway
Bristol ss. June 9 th 1857. Signed before me.
Leonard Gooding Justice of the Peace

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J. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington —

Fauntleroy Mass. Oct. 8. 1838
Sir. Applications for Pensions for the following Pensions are herewith forwarded you - viz
Mary Dean W o of Abieser Dean Abigail Simmons W o of Seth Simmons Elizabeth Hathaway W o of Isaac Hathaway Betsey Hathaway W o of Peter Hathaway Abigail Naine W o of Joel Naine -
Any communication you may be pleased to make relative thereto, may be made to me - Very Respectfully Your Obedt. Servt - A. Bassett
Heards by Commissioner of Pensions Washington

J. L. Edwards Esq. Coun l of Nominus
Washington

Taunton Nov. 28. 1838
Sir,
The accompanying affidavit of Isaac Buttitt is to be annexed to and made a part of the case of Elizabeth Hathaway W o . of Isaac Hathaway late of Dighton in the County of Bristol Her mon wealth of Massachusetts, deceased for a pension under the Act of 1838 —
Very Respectfully Your O b dt. Servt. A. Barrett
J. L. Edward Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington —

Washington 16 th Aug. 1857
Sir,
Enclosed please find additional evidence in the case of Elizabeth Heathway, widow of Isaac Heathway, furnished by her children. Mrs. Heathway it appears claimed a pension, under act 7 th July 1838, and the children file this evidence to substantiate her claim.
I have the honor to be Your Most obedt. Servt. Jully R. Wise for G. C. Ames.
Hon. J. E. Heath Commissioner of Pensions

Sept 19, 1904 Dist. to Mrs. J. P. Miller Osceola, Ark. her letter in J. 28, 1973 Nathaniel Arnold S. 116
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
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P. O. 
Elizabeth Hathaway Service 
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____ _____ _____
Re-enlisted: _____ _____ _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____ _____ _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18
1883 / 1883 /

Rel. 4743
Isaac Hathaway
mis. Oct. 5, 1838. res. Brighton
Bristol Co. Mass. 75
1776 Pm Capt. Samuel French
8mrs
June 19 Pm
78
Capt. Horner
Redding
Col. Bradford
dis. West Pt. March 20 1779 9m.
altogether 2yrs no particular
1782
Col. Marshall
m. Oct. 30, 1783 Elizabeth
Babbitt at Berkley.
Bristol Co. Mass.
Sol. d. Brighton Jan'y
1820
mis. Feb. 5, 1841
73

Quorum in 1851
Merol
Polly Paul
Louisa Babbitt
mm
Abigail Gooding
Bathsheba

not on roll left D. Tullis in the 8 th row, several
To be annexed to the Declaration of Elizabeth Hathaway w th of Grace Hathaway dec d for a pension -

I Isaac Babbitt of Berkley in the County of Bristol and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged seventy six years do testify and say that I was personally acquainted with Isaac Hathaway formerly of Dighton in said County of Bristol deceased, during the Revolutionary war having resided in the immediate neighbourhood of said Hathaway at that time; That said Hathaway enlisted into the eight month service as a private soldier in the war of the Revolution in the company under the command of Capt. Samuel Tibbs of said Berkley, in the Regiment commanded by Col. French; That said Hathaway marched with the aforesaid company for Boston in said Commonwealth, and after having been absent for the term of about eight months, returned home from said service; and according to the best of my recollection said Hathaway informed me that said service was performed at Nantasket in the vicinity of Boston; and also according to the best of my recollection said Hathaway entered the aforesaid service some time in the fore part of the year of our Lord seventeen hundred and seventy six.
Isaac Babbitt
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bristol County ss } Then the above named Isaac Nov. 22 d 1838 } Babbitt who is a credible witness made solemn Oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him signed.
Before me Barrille Crane Justice Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts To all to whom these presents shall come, I, Anselm Barron, Register of the Court of Probate in for said county, do hereby certify that Barzillai Crane whose signature is affixed to the within certificate is a Justice of the Peace in & for said county —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said court this twenty eighth day of November eighteen hundred thirty eight — A Barron

I know all men by these presents that I Isaac Hathaway of Dighton in the County of Bristol and Commonwealth of Mass- chusetts one of the surviving children of Eliza- bette Hathaway late of said Dighton deceased do hereby constitute and appoint Freeman Bradford of Portland State of Maine and George C. Ames of Washington City D. C. my true and lawful Attorneys for me and in my name and for my use, to present my claim for a pension due me under the Acts of Congress passed on and since the 7th July 1838, and for the purposes aforesaid my said Attorneys or either of them are authorized and required by me to obtain whatever proof may be necessary relative thereto, and they or either of them are authorized to ex- amine any papers relative to said claim now in the Pension Office or any other Department at Washington and generally to do and perform any other act or thing in the same manner that I might do were I personally present.
Hereby ratifying and confirm- ing whatsoever my Attorneys or either of them may lawfully do in the premises
In witness whereof I have

Hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty third day of September A.D. 1851.
Witness
Leonard Gooding
Isaac Hathaway
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Bristol County ss: September 23 d - A.D. 1851 Then personally appeared before the subscriber a justice of the peace in and for said county duly authorized to administer oaths take acknowledgements of deeds Powers of Attorney and other instruments the above named Isaac Hathaway and acknowledged the above Power of Attorney by him subscribed to be his free act and deed.
Leonard Gooding, Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston, Septemb. 29 th 1851
W hereby C ertify. That at the date of the annexed attestation Leonard Gooding was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Bristol,
in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and qualified; and that to his 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.
Wm Lloyd Jones
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

I, Nathan Hicks of Rehoboth in the County of Bristol and State of Massachusetts, aged Seventy Six years, do testify and say that I enlisted as a private in the war of the Revolution in the year Seventeen hundred and Seventy eight for the term of nine months, I marched to Fishkill in the state of New York and then passed muster, and joined Capt Flowers' company, some time after we marched to White Plains, and then I joined Capt Redding's Company in Col. Bradford's Regiment, I served the remainder of my term of nine months in that Company Regiment, and was discharged at West Point on the twentieth day of March Seventeen hundred and Seventy nine.
I first became acquainted with Isaac Hatheway late of Dighton in the County of Bristol and State of Massachusetts, deceased, at Fishkill where he passed muster with me, I think it was on the nineteenth day of June Seventeen hundred and Seventy eight, he, the said Isaac Hatheway served as a private with me in Capt. Flowers' company, also in Capt. Redding's Company and Col. Bradford's Regiment, and I believe he was discharged at West Point about the same time that I was, according to my best recollection. Rehoboth August 16. 1834. Nathan Hicks
State of Massachusetts County of Bristol } ss.
August 16. 1834. Personally appeared before me the above named Nathan Hicks, who is a credible witness, and made oath that the above declaration by him subscribed is true.
Lyman Morse Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bristol ss. I Amos Burdick Register of the Court of Probate in for said County do hereby certify that Samuel Morse whose signature is affixed to the within certificate is a Justice of the Peace in for said County -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court this eighth day of October eighteen hundred and thirty eight - A Burdick

I Crocker Pabst of Dighton in the County of Bristol Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged fifty years, do hereby say that I well knew Grace Hathaway late of said Dighton deceased, — That the said Grace Hathaway died at said Dighton in January Eighteen hundred and twenty during a widow viz. Elizabeth Hathaway who is now living: and that the said Elizabeth Hathaway has not been married since the decease of her late husband the said Grace Hathaway Crocker Pabst
Commonwealth of Massachusetts — Bristol ss. October 4. 1838 Crocker Pabst a credible witness made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him signed — Before me A. Barrett Just. Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bristol ss. I Amos Barrett Register of the Court of Probate in the said County do hereby certify that Amos Barrett is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County & that the signature to the above certificate, purporting to be his, is genuine —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court this eighth day of October Eighteen hundred and thirty eight — A Barrett