“Revolutionary War Widow’s Pension” Pvt. George Murphy
“Revolutionary War Widow’s Pension”
Pvt. George Murphy (Hannah Murphy)
Location: Tremont, Maine
Date: Sometime in the 1850’s
Unit: Revolutionary Army
To Noah Barker Esquire
Land Agent of the State of Maine.
In conformity to a resolve of the Legislature of said state granting me two hundred acres of land upon certain conditions, passed A.D. 1857. I, Hannah Murphy of Tremont, aged eighty seven years. Upon oath declare that, I am the widow of George Murphy, who was a Private in the Revolutionary Army, and pensioner of the United States. That my husband deceased on the twenty March A.D. 1842. That after the decease of my said husband a pension Certificate was granted to me a two copy of which is as follows:
“War Department”
“Widow’s Pension.”
“№ 3913. I Certify that conformity with the Act of February 20, 1848. Hannah Murphy, widow of George Murphy who was a Private in the Revolutionary War, is inscribed on the Pension List at the rate of fifty one.
Biography:
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W.24034. based upon the military service in that war of George Murphy.
George Murphy was born in February, 1759, In Ardel, Massachusetts(Maine).
The names of his parents are not shown.
While residing In Wells, Massachusetts (Maine), George Murphy enlisted and served from June 6, 1779 to January 39, 1780 as a private in Captain Thomas Hodsdon’s Company, Colonel Thomas Poor’s Massachusetts Regiment.
He was stationed the greater part of the
time at West Point and was engaged in building forts, block houses and fortifications.
In December, 1779, he marched to Stony Point, New York, under Captain Green and was engaged in scouting and protecting the country until the term for which he had enlisted expired. He volunteered and served from May 9th, 1780 to December 8th, 1780 as a Private in Daniel Clark’s Company, Colonel Joseph Prime’s Massachusetts Regiment.
On the tour, he was stationed at Falmouth (later Portland) Massachusetts (Maine), where he aided in guard duty and assisted in erecting fortifications.
After the Revolution, he married August 7, 1792, at Cape Porpoise, Massachusetts (Maine) to Hannah Hutchins or Hutchens. They lived in Arundel and Cape Porpoise, Massachusetts (Maine); until 1793. Then they moved to Lyman, Massachusetts (Maine) where they lived for ten years before moving to Mount Desert, Massachusetts (Maine).
He died March 27, 1843, at said Mount Desert.
“Revolutionary War Widow’s Pension”
Pvt. George Murphy (Hannah Murphy)
Location: Tremont, Maine
Date: Sometime in the 1850’s
Unit: Revolutionary Army
To Noah Barker Esquire
Land Agent of the State of Maine.
In conformity to a resolve of the Legislature of said state granting me two hundred acres of land upon certain conditions, passed A.D. 1857. I, Hannah Murphy of Tremont, aged eighty seven years. Upon oath declare that, I am the widow of George Murphy, who was a Private in the Revolutionary Army, and pensioner of the United States. That my husband deceased on the twenty March A.D. 1842. That after the decease of my said husband a pension Certificate was granted to me a two copy of which is as follows:
“War Department”
“Widow’s Pension.”
“№ 3913. I Certify that conformity with the Act of February 20, 1848. Hannah Murphy, widow of George Murphy who was a Private in the Revolutionary War, is inscribed on the Pension List at the rate of fifty one.
Biography:
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W.24034. based upon the military service in that war of George Murphy.
George Murphy was born in February, 1759, In Ardel, Massachusetts(Maine).
The names of his parents are not shown.
While residing In Wells, Massachusetts (Maine), George Murphy enlisted and served from June 6, 1779 to January 39, 1780 as a private in Captain Thomas Hodsdon’s Company, Colonel Thomas Poor’s Massachusetts Regiment.
He was stationed the greater part of the
time at West Point and was engaged in building forts, block houses and fortifications.
In December, 1779, he marched to Stony Point, New York, under Captain Green and was engaged in scouting and protecting the country until the term for which he had enlisted expired. He volunteered and served from May 9th, 1780 to December 8th, 1780 as a Private in Daniel Clark’s Company, Colonel Joseph Prime’s Massachusetts Regiment.
On the tour, he was stationed at Falmouth (later Portland) Massachusetts (Maine), where he aided in guard duty and assisted in erecting fortifications.
After the Revolution, he married August 7, 1792, at Cape Porpoise, Massachusetts (Maine) to Hannah Hutchins or Hutchens. They lived in Arundel and Cape Porpoise, Massachusetts (Maine); until 1793. Then they moved to Lyman, Massachusetts (Maine) where they lived for ten years before moving to Mount Desert, Massachusetts (Maine).
He died March 27, 1843, at said Mount Desert.