The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-04-18
Some More Waldo County
Revolutionary War Records.

pamphlet published by order OF theGoVer-
nor and Executive Council of Maine in
1898, under the title, "Names of Sol
dier's of the American Revolution, Who
Applied for State Bounty under Resolves
Of March II, 1885, March "a, 1886 and
March 20, 1886, as appears of Record in
Land Office" gives the names of all ap-
plicants for grants of land and money,
on account Of Revolutionary War SER
vice, under the provisions of the Legis-
lative Resolves mentioned. The pam
phlet was prepared by Charles j. House,
who says in his preface:
"a hundred and ten years have rolled
by since the reverberation of the last
gun of the Revolution died away at
Yorktown. More than three genera
itions have come and gone, and still our
interest increases rather than dlmlnishes
n those old heroes who, through long
Offering and heroic deeds, achieved our
Rational independence and laid the foun-
Cation of the grandest nation on earth.
Every scrap of personal history and
Every tradition of that stormy period is
Eagerly sought for by the present and
ri sing generations. Societies of the
sons and daughters of the American
Revolution have been formed, who are
doing a grand work in gathering the
scattered fragments of personal Revolu-
tionary history and putting them in per-
manent form, to be handed down to fu-
ture generations. In that great struggle
Maine, though an unknown land and
without a name, bore no insignificant
part. Her villages were small and her
homes scattered, yet from every hamlet
and hillside her sons came nobly to the
work both on land and sea. 1t was on
her waters that the first naval fight oc-
Cured, and through her forests marched
one of the most daring expeditions OF
the war. We are told that when Cen
eral Washington, with uncovered head
exclaimed God bless the Massachusetts,
line,'' he was talking to division com
posed of Maine soldiers, citizens of York
and Cumberland counties. And now the
State has very properly come forward to
assist in preserving the record of her
honored sons. The undersigned has been
employed to compile the record herewith
presented from the files of papers in the
archives of the State, and it is sent out
with the hope that it may assist many in
tracing their descent from the patriots
herein found.
The resolve of Massachusetts, granting
land, or money in lieu thereof, also all
the resolves OF Maine relating to the
matter, except a few special personal
resolves, have been carefully copied and
arranged in the introduction, which will
be of value to the student of history
Following the statement of the re-
solves, Mr.. House says:
''After eliminating all duplicates there
are found to have been $50 applicants
for land or money; of whom 4S0 were
soldiers and 500 widows.
When the soldier was living, his name
and residence are given, followed by his
place of residence at the time of his en-
listment; but where the widow made the
application, the name of the soldier, his
residence at the time of his enlistment,
place and date of his death, Christian
name and residence of the widow are
given, followed by the name of her
second husband if she had remarked.
The following authorizations have been
used, viz: e, indicates place of residence
at time of enlistment; d, died; w, widow;
and n, married.
The name of a town following the
name Of a soldier or widow indicates
their residence at the time the applica-
ton was made.
In locating persons, as far as relates
to the State Of Maine, the present name
of the town is used when it can be lden-
titled, but in some cases this is impos-
sible.
With but few exceptions there are
papers on file at the State House, giving
Information in regard to the service OF
these Revolutionary soldiers, consisting
of the declaration of the applicant with
aifidavits TO prove their claim for State
land or money and in many cases full
copies of papers filed at Washington in
their pension claims.
These papers contain rich store not
only of personal but of war history; de-
tached statements and broken fragments
to be sure, but none the less interesting
and real. They tell US in the words of
the very actors in that war, of Concord,
Lexington and Bunker Hill; of the siege
of Boston, of Ticonderoga and Crown
Point; of Long Island, Stony Point, and
White Plains; Of the retreat across New
Jersey, of Trenton, and of Valley Forge;
of the surrender Of Burgoyne and Corn
wallis; of raids into the Indian country,
of the cruise of Paul Jones; of the cam
paign of Arnold through the wilderness
of Maine; of camp fare and of prison
life
Of the $50 names given in the list, 81
are found to be residents of Waldo coun-
ty as follows:
Bartlett, Joseph, e, Whitefeld, d, Mont
vile, June 2, 1926, W, Hannah, White
field.
Benjamin, John, e, Needham. Mass,
d, Whitefield Dec. 2, 1914, w, Betsey,
Freedom, m, John Decker.
Bennett. Andrew, Troy, e, Mt. Desert.
Bolton, David, e, Frankfort, d, Au-
gusta, Feb. 4, 1928, W, Hannah, Au-
gusta.
Brown, James, e, Newcastle, d, Paler-
mo, May %, 1927, w, Aseneth, Palermo
Bumpus, Shubal, Montville, e, Ware
ham, Mass.
Carl, John, e, Lyman, d. Unity, Oct.
II, 1887, w, Lois, Unity.
Carlton, John, Frankfort, e, Thomas
ton.
Cummings, Thomas F., Qieutenant),
e, Needham, Mass, d, Prospect, Oct. "a,
1925, W, Mary, Cutler, later of Castine.
Davis, Benjamin., Belfast. e, Glouces-
ter, Mass.
Dickey, Eleazer, Monroe, e, Vassal-
boro.
Dix, William, e, Dunstable, Mass, d,
Prospect, Nov. 16, 1928, W, Abigail,
Newburg.
Dodge, Nicholas, e, Dunbarton, N. H.,
d, Durham, Dec. 10. 1927, W, Elizabeth,
Burnham.
Fowler Matthew, Unity, e, Bridg-