Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 13401, Caleb Harrington, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Harrington, Caleb Sarah
W 13401
CONTENTS

Set to Hon. Wm Darmer, Dec: 17 th 41
Massachusetts. 2426
Sarah Harrington widow of Caleb Harrington, dec d . M ch who died on the 21 November 1823 of Worcester in the State of Mass s who was a priv. in the Comp y commanded by Captain Martin the  of the  reg t commanded by Col Whitney in the R. Island time for 7 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass s at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 day of Nov r 1838, & sent to Hon. J. Davis, Worcester, Mass.
Arrears to the 14th of Sept r '38 $74.99 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar ch '39 11.66
$86.65
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3 d }
Recorded by D m Cundy, Clerk Book A. Vol. 2. Page 52.

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the three Sections of the Act of Congress of the 18th July 1836 Commonwealth of Massachusetts County of Hampshire.
In this fourteenth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight, personally appeared before me Batten Judge of the Court of Probate for said County, Sarah Harrington a resident of Northampton in said County, aged eighty five years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declarations in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the Act of Congress passed July 18. 1836.
That she is the widow of Caleb Harrington who was a private Soldier in the war of the revolution, and as nearly as the affiant can state, served as follows to wit:—
1 At the commencement & during of the war he resided in the town of Northampton, and was one of the minute men. At the time of the Lex- ington Alarm he went out and was gone on the service at least two weeks. But the affiant cannot state under what Captain he served. 2 The second service he performed was at the the Dorchester. He went away in December & returned in February of the first year of the war, but I cannot state the officers under whom

In service. She refers to the deposition of John Lawrence on that point. She thinks he was in the Company of Capt. Seth Ward.
3. The next service her husband was at Tienderoga. This was in the year 1776. He was in this service six months, though she has not yet been able to find the evidence of it, but she hopes it will be supplied by the rolls in the Pension Office. He went out into this service she thinks in July or August and was gone six months. She knows that he was absent in this service in October of that year, when her second child was born. She cannot state under what officer he served.
4. Her husband again went into the service at Rhododendron. This was in the year 1777 and the service was two months. For the names of his officers in this service, she refers to the deposition of Daniel Read. She cannot state the names of her own recollection.
5. The last service her husband was at Fort Point in the year 1780. This service was three months, and she recollects it distinctly from the Examination, that her husband always said he was one of the guards of Major Andres. For the names of the officers in this service she must refer to the deposition of Nathaniel Andres. She has had great difficulty in finding the evidence of her husband's services, and this is the reason her application has not been made before.

She further declares that she was married to the said Caleb Harrington on the third day of May in the year 1774; that her husband the aforesaid Caleb Harrington died on the twenty first day of December in the year 1823, and that she has remained his widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto an- nexed.
Given to and subscribed on this day one year after entering life for J. W. Batten judge of Sarah + Harrington the Court of Probate for said matter County of Litchfield.
And hereupon the Court do declare it as their opin- ion that the said Caleb Harrington was a soldier of the Revolution; - that he married the said Elizabeth; - that he both died deceased; - and that she now survives as his widow as she both on oath above declared; - she being qualified to be a juror of truth.
J. W. Batten judge P.C.

"Caleb Harrington of Waltham and Sarah Miller of Westbrook were joined in Marriage May Third seventeen hundred and seventy four by the Rev. Mr. Parkman."
I. Nahum Fisher of Westbrook in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, certify that the above is a true copy of the record of marriages, with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures, as follows; "May 3 d 1774".
Nahum Fisher. Clerk of the town of Westbrook.
I. Nahum Fisher. above named, depose & say, that I hold the office of Town Clerk of the town of Westbrook aforesaid and that the above is a true extract from the records of said town with the exception above named as certified by me.
Nahum Fisher. Clerk of the town of Westbrook. April 27 th A. D. 1838.
Sworn to before me
Martin L. Stone Justice of the Peace
"Caleb Harrington died. November twenty first, eighteen hundred and twenty three, aged seventy six years"
I. Martin L. Stone of Northborough in the County of Worcester & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, certify that the above is a true copy of the record of deaths, with the exception of the date & age, which are expressed on the record in fair legible figures, as follows; "November 21 st 1823, aged 76 years".
Martin L. Stone. Clerk of the town Northboro'.
I. Martin L. Stone above named depose & say, that I hold the office of Town Clerk of the town of Northborough aforesaid and that the above is a true extract from the records of said town, with the exception above named as certified by me.

I Silas Warren of Upton in the County of Worcester & Commonwealth of Massachusetts - aged eighty four years, depose, testify, & say, that in the month of December 1775, a company of Militia, of which Seth Morse of Witternough was the Captain, and Nathaniel Sherman of Grafton was the Lieutenant, marched from Witternough to Dorchester, in the service of the United States - Colonel Jonathan Ward of Southborough commanded the Regiment to which said Company belonged - I was a member of said Company, which was made up of Soldiers belonging to Grafton, Shrewsbury, Witternough, and I believe Witternough & Southborough -
Caleb Harrington, then belonging to Witternough, was a member of said Company, and continued in the said service about two months, when the company was discharged, the time of the enlistment of said company being for two months -
I was well acquainted with said Harrington during said term of service - I have had no acquaintance with him since, but some years since he deceased, as I then heard -
Witness, Frances E. Stowe. Nathaniel Stowe " B "
his Silas X Warren mark
I Nathaniel Andrews of Witternough in the County of Worcester & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged seventy six years, depose, testify, & say, that in the year 1780, I was at Fort Point in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary War - that Caleb Harrington, who then belonged to said Witternough, was in the same company of Militia in said service with myself, during the term of three months. - Col. Brann of Westminster in this county, was the commander of the Regiment to which we belonged - our company officers

were Capt William Howe of Shrewsbury, Lieut Jonah Howe of Shrewsbury - and Lieut Samuel Brigham of Northborough.
I was well acquainted with said Harrington, before and after he performed the said service = He was married to Sarah Miller, then of this town, before the commencement of the Revolutionary War - After the war ended, he resided in this town a number of years, then removed to North- borough where he died some time ago, leaving the said Sarah a widow =
Nathaniel Andrews
Worcester ss. April 27 th 1858 - Then the foregoing Silas Warren & Nathaniel Andrews personally appeared, & made oath before me, that the foregoing affidavits by them subscribed were true - And I certify that the said deponents are credible witnesses
Martin L. Stone
Justice of the Peace
I certify that the matter of the word "about" in the deposition of Silas Warren, was made before the signing the same M. L. Stone Jus: Peace
I Joseph Davis, of Northborough, in the Com- monwealth of Massachusetts, County of Worcester, age fifty sixty four years, depose, testify, & say, that previous to the year 1782 my father resided in Northborough, in that year he removed with his family to Northborough, where I have resided ever since - Said Harrington then lived in Northborough.
I was well acquainted with Caleb Har- rington, & his family, while I resided in Northborough, & since until his decease.

He removed with his family to Northborough about six years after my father removed to Northborough, and resided there until his decease which took place in 1823 - He left at his decease Sarah Harrington his widow, who has remained unmarried ever since.
Joseph Davis
Worcester ss. May 14. 1838. - Then the above-named Joseph Davis made oath that the above deposition by him subscribed is true - And I certify that the said Joseph Davis is a credible witness -
Martin L. Stowe
Justice of the Peace

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
July 3, 1925
Dr. C. K. Turner 104 Coyle St. Portland, Me.
Sir:
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, F. 13401 , it appears that CALEB HARRINGTON while living at Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, enlisted and served about two weeks at the time of the Lexington Alarm, officers not stated and no details of this service given. He enlisted early in December, 1775, and served two months in Captain Seth Morse's Company, Colonel Jonathan Ward's Massachusetts Regiment. He enlisted in September, 1776, and served until late in November, 1776, in Captain Sherman's Massachusetts Company. He enlisted about April, 1777, and served two months in Captain Martin's Company, Colonel Whitney's Massachusetts Regiment. He enlisted in 1780 and served three months in Captain William Howe's Company, Colonel Rand's Massachusetts Regiment; he was one of the guards of Major André.
While living in Waltham, Massachusetts, he married May 3, 1774, Sarah Miller of Westborough, Massachusetts. He died at Northborough,

Massachusetts, November 21, 1823, aged seventy-six years. His widow, Sarah, was allowed pension on her application executed May 14, 1838, at which time she was a resident of Northborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, aged eighty-five years.
Their second child, name not stated, was born in October, 1776. There is no further data on file relative to family.
The above noted is the only soldier named Caleb Harrington found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner

1925 July 8. Hist. to Dr. C. K. Turner, See letter filed in case of Cornelius Francisco W. 16998 W.C.A.
Very  WIDOW, &c.
File No. 13401
Sarah Harrington Widow of Caleb Harrington Ex. Rev. War.
Act: July 4 th 86
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 318
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Harrington

Washington Dec 14. 1844
Sir
This letter is from a citizen of the District of Columbia whose object is friendly & who is not an agent for procuring Pensions -
Yrs respectfully Wm Paterson
James L. Edwards Esq Committee of Pensions

Nov 2. M. at Maf.
Jenny Lee
J. H. Edwards Esq.
Commissaire
of Pensions Washington D.C.

Worcester Oct 29 - 1838
Sir
I have just recd by mail the Enclosed which relates to the Core of Hornington which you will remember his widow has hitherto failed to make out for the term of six months. Those who knew Hornington had I believe no doubt that he served more than six months; and his relatives from all length met with Keys above I knew as a respectable man living some years ago in the same town with Hornington but of late in Vt - Keys was in the Continental Army & I presume has for many years had a pension
Respectfully your Oble
Servt J Davis

Washington May 19 th
Sir
I sometime since asked you to see if you could find the name of Caleb Harrington thereon on the rolls and if I remember right you could not from any information I could furnish. The friends of the widow and they are friends & not relatives have since in the kindest manner been at considerable pains and expense to look for evidence and find what I now send but it does not cover the full period of service as is believed from information that is relied on. I will thank you to look it over and if you can from your books add anything to it, few will be more essentially benefitted by it than his aged surviving widow. I have known the family personally for more than thirty years - I know also Daniel Read & Nathaniel Andrews and believe them to be men of undoubted truth - Read is now a pensioner for wounds received in the late war and I have no doubt is entitled also for revolutionary service.

tho' I think he has never asked for it - I think the papers make out seven months for Honington and if you find all right and no more service is evidenced by the rolls he pleased to issue a certificate for that
Respectfully your Obedt
Servt J. Davis
J. L. Edwards Esq.

✓ Sarah Harrington wid of Caleb de Mass. W. Hon J. Davis May 22 1838 do. July 5 1838 do do Aug 8. 1838 —

Sarah Harrington mar d 1774. of Caleb. died 1823 1 Dec 75 to Feb. 2 mo sett Mass no roll 2 76 4 mo. — 3 77 2. R g — Martin (Whitney not) 4 80 3. W p . W Haw on Vol 2 p 19
1. Silas Warner. mt — 2 2. The Key. Spicay to 2 mo 3 3. Dan Read 4 Not finding on
Mrs. Harrington name is found on Capt Martin roll
Allen 2nd J st 76 2 mo Oct 76 3. 80  7 mo.

I Thomas Hoeyes of Fairfax in the county of Franklin and state of Vermont aged eighty three years do hereby testify & say, that in the year seventeen hundred and seventy six I was a resident of Northborough in the county of Worcester and state of Massachusetts. That on or about the first of September 1776 aforesaid, I enlisted and served under Captain Sherman Saint. Amos Rice & Bowman for two months and at the same time one Caleb Harrington of said Northborough (with whom I was well acquainted) with many others enlisted for the same length of time and served in the same company. At this time a company was raised out of the towns of Northborough, Westborough and Grafton in said county of Worcester. The company assembled at Grafton aforesaid and marched from thence to White Plains where we staid about one week & from thence to Jerrytown New York where the company was stationed until we were discharged in the latter part of November 1776 serving about two and a half months although we did not engage for only two months as aforesaid but after our two months had expired we were requested by the officers to stay until the recruits came on as the army was at that time thin and the troops occupying quite a number of stations we accordingly

stayed until the last of November according to the best of my recollection, and said Harrington served during the term also in the same company with me. Again in June 1777 I enlisted into the three years service and was a part of the time in the northern army and at the taking of Gen. Burgoyne and while I was stationed at Stillwater I again met with said Harrington who was as he informed me with the militia from said Northborough but how long he was in the army at this time or under what officers he served I do not know.
Thomas Keyes
State of Vermont } At Mans October 1 st 1838 Franklin County } Then personally appeared the above named Thomas Keyes with whom I am personally acquainted and know him to be a man of truth and veracity, who subscribed and made oath to the above and foregoing affidavit, that the same is true.
Before me William Bridges Justice

State of Vermont } I William Bridges Judge Georgia District } of the Court of Probate in & for the district aforesaid, do hereby certify that William Bridges who has affixed his name to the within certificate is a Magistrate duly qualified to act as such and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office at St. Albans in said district this first day of October A one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight
William Bridges Judge of Probate

X 3478 Sarah Harrington wid of Caleb Mass
Act. July 4. 1834
Maria 1774 Died 1828
Allow 7 mo for $2333 per ann.
Hon. J. Davis Senate V.S.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Worcester, ss.
I, Charles G. Prentiss, Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Worcester, do certify, that Ira Barton is the Judge of Probate for said County, and that his name subscribed to the paper hereto annexed is his own genuine signature.
I further certify that Joseph Davis and Martin S. Stone are Justices of the Peace within & for said County, duly commissioned and qualified, and that their several names subscribed to the papers hereto annexed are their own genuine signatures.
In testimony whereof I do hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said Court, this fourteenth day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight.
Chas. G. Prentiss, Register

I Daniel Read of Wardsborough Vermont Aged Seventy Seven years upon my say that I was a Soldier in in the service of the United States during a part of the Revolutionary War, that in the Year nineteen hundred seventy seven - I was in said service in the State Rhode Island, that Caleb Harrington of Westborough in the County of Worcester & Commonwealth of Massachusetts was a privet in said service for the the term of two months or more in said year, commencing as near as I can recollect about about April of the same year - He was a member of the same company with myself, Capt Martin was our Capt. Townsend our Lieutenant, We belonged to a Regiment com- manded by Col Whitney of Harvard Mass - I was then an inhabitant of said Westborough & was in the said service at the same same time with said Harrington & was well acquainted with him before & after he performed said service, I removed from Westborough to Wardsborough, Vermont, where I now live, forty eight years since Daniel Read
Worcester ss. May 5-1838 then the foregoing Daniel Read appeared before me and made oath, that the foregoing deposition by him subscribed is true & I certify that the said Daniel Read is a credible witness Joseph Davis Justice of the Peace