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1778 at the White plains, State of New York, and was in the Battles at Bunker Hill and at White Plains."
This declaration is accompanied by an affidavit of August 30, 1832, signed by Lucy Crawford and Mary Ann Nichols of Guilford, N. H .; daughters of the late George and Susanna Nichols of Holderness, N. H. In this affi- davit they state that George Nichols of Guilford, a Revolu- tionary Pensioner, died May 21, 1832, that the widow was now living, and that they were joined in marriage by the elder Judge Livermore of Holderness.
DAVID PAGE of Guilford, N. H .; died Jannary 13, 1832. Revolutionary Soldier. Affidavit, April 3, 1832, of Richard Rowe and Deborah Rowe, his wife, of Guilford, says that David Page was their uncle, that his widow is Betsy Page, that they lived together as man and wife for more than thirty years and always understood they were joined in the marriage covenants, etc., that he was a Revo- lutionary Pensioner.
DAVID PIPER of Wolfeborough, N. H .; farmer; aged 64; wife 69 or 70 years of age, helpless; children Sally Piper born November 7, 1788, Abigail Piper born February 13, 1792, Susanna Piper born April 1794, Mary Piper born April 25, 1800-grandson John Piper aged four years whose father has deceased. Declaration signed February 6, 1821. Service: "I enlisted into Capt. Titcomb's Com- pany in 1776, New Hampshire Line, attached to Col. Poor's Reg't, marched from Winter Hill to the City of New York, from thence to Albany, from thence to Ticonderoga, from thence to St. John's, from thence to Cynell, from thence to Montreal, from thence up the St. Laurence to Fort Ann, from thence returned to Montreal, from thence to Chimney point in New York; from thence to Mount Independence, from thence to Newtown in Pennsylvania, from thence to Trenton and assisted in capturing the Hes- sians, from thence returned to Newtown, from thence marched to Trenton, my Term of enlisment (which was
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for one year) then expired. I again enlisted into Capt. Titcomb's company for six weeks, and during that time was in the battle of Princeton, from thence marched to Morristown, when the term of my last enlistment expired. In June or July following (as I believe) I again enlisted for the term of three years into Capt. Gray's Company, New Hampshire line, attached to Col. Scammell's Reg't, marched to Bennington; was in the battle of Bennington, from thence marched to the Mohawk Falls in New York, from thence marched to Bemis' Heights, and was engaged in both battles at that place, in the last of which, I received a wound in my head, and have been partially deaf ever since, from thence marched to Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, from thence to White plains, New York, from thence marched against the Indians as far as Genesee, under Gen'l Sullivan, from thence returned through New Jersey, and wintered at Newtown (Connecticut-and from thence marched to West Point, and was then honorably discharged."
REUBEN RICKER of Dover, N. H .; tailor; age 63; wife Molly aged 63; granddaughter aged 12. Declaration signed February 15, 1821. Original Declaration April, 1817, pension certificate 15513. Service: "In Captain John Brewster's company in Colo. Peirse Long's regiment from August A. D. 1776, to August 1777, one year."
BENJAMIN ROBERTS of Rochester, N. H .; aged 74; under guardianship of Caleb Roberts. Declaration signed February 4, 1829. Additional affidavit by Caleb Roberts February 2, 1829, who was appointed guardian in February 1824. Service: "Enlisted for the term of one year in December 1775 in the State of Mass. in the company of Captain Fred- erick M. Bell, Col. Poor's Regiment. He marched from Win- ter hill, near Boston, to New York & thence up the North river to Lake George & thence to Sorelle-and retreated with the Army to Ticonderoga-and was discharged at Mount Independence-having served at this time from December 1775 to November 1776-that his name has been
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placed on the pension list, and dropped therefrom on account of his property."
JAMES SANBORN, Strafford County, N. H .; aged 63; wife and sick daughter; Declaration, September 4, 1823. Service: Enlisted for one year on or about the tenth of August, 1776, in Company of Capt. Timothy Chamberlain, Regiment of Col. Pierce Long. At expiration of term, discharged at Stillwater, N. Y .- That his name has been placed on the pension list, and dropt therefrom on account of his property.
REUBEN SANDERSON of Sandwich, N. H .; farmer; aged 66; wife 50, lame; children of his wife by former mar- riage Phineas Bacon 19, Jane Bacon 17, Edmund Bacon 13; my son John M. Sanderson aged 8. Declaration dated January 2, 1821. Service: "Eight years and seven months, in the years 1775 and 1776 a private in Col. Miles & Col. Shedings Regiments Connecticut line Continental service -Non commissioned officer in Col. Jedidiah Huntington's Regiment in E. Holmes' Company same line and same ser- vice till promoted to an Ensign & served in that office till promoted to a Lieutenant. Both of his commissions are now in the War Office."
He was then receiving a pension (Certificate No. 2794) under his original declaration of April 25, 1818.
MOSES SENTER.
AFFIDAVIT: I John Thompson depose & say that I have repeatedly heard Moses Senter relate his services in the Revolutionary War, and have no doubt of the truth & correctness of his declaration this day made in Court-he is a man of undoubted truth & veracity.
JOHN THOMPSON.
Sworn in Court, Aug't 25, 1832.
Att't A. PEIRCE, Clerk.
BENJAMIN SLEEPER of Alton, N. H .; aged 61; wife Ruth aged 58; Declaration July 18, 1820. Service: "He entered the Comp'y of Capt. Gray, Col. Scammell's Regi- ment New Hampshire line in 1777 for three years, served
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his time out and was discharged in 1780 April 20th at West Point .- was at the taking of Burgoyne at the battle of Monmouth, was in the Indian Country with Gen'l Sulli- van, &c."
EDWARD SMITH of Gilmanton, N. H .; aged 73; farmer; having lost part of one hand, his wife having lost one eye. Declaration made February 7, 1828 to be restored to the pension list. Service: Enlisted for three years in March or April 1777, Capt. Frye's company, Col Cilley's Reg't; honorably discharged at expiration of his term of enlistment.
HENRY SMITH of Sanbornton, N. H .; farmer; aged 69 years 10 months; wife, daughter Hannah Smith aged 35, daughter Huldah Smith aged 23, youngest son Gamaliel Smith aged 14, and Josiah C. Smith who has lived with me on hire between four and five years. Service: Enlisted for three years in April, 1782, in Capt. Monroe's Company, Col. Henry Dearborn's Regiment, "that he continued to serve in said regiment until the end of the War & was con- tinued in the service of the United States under Col. Reed & Hale untill 1784 when he was discharged from the ser- vice at West Point in the State of New York."*
Declaration made October 21, 1830, in order to be continued on the Pension List. From his statement he had four sons, the oldest being eight years older than the youngest.
JEREMIAH SMITH of Sanbornton, N. H .; aged 60; wife Lornhama aged 68; daughter Polly S. Smith aged 40, invalid; granddaughter Amanda Smith aged 5. Declaration February 10, 1821. (He was then receiving pension under original declaration April 28, 1818, pension certificate 3385.) Service: "That on the fourth day of April A. D.,
*McDuffee's History of Rochester, Vol. I, page 71, Henry Smith engaged May 1, 1781, for three years. Claimed by town of Rochester as in service May 13, 1782. Regiment unknown.
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1777, he enlisted in the Town of Sanbornton in said State in the Company commanded by Capt. James Gray and Regiment commanded by Col. Alexander Scammel New- hampshire line for three years-that he continued to serve the said three years in the United States on the Conti- nental establishment in the Revolutionary war and was discharged at Danbury in the State of Connecticut on the fourth day of April 1780."
JOSEPH SMITH of Sanbornton, N. H .; tailor; aged 70; wife aged 57; son aged 18 and insane. Declaration July 18, 1820. He then held pension certificate 14322 under original declaration April 9, 1818. Service: "I enlisted February 17, 1776 under Capt. Jacob Gerrish in Col. Moses Little's Regiment, Massachusetts line for one year and was discharged the 20th of December following on account of being troubled with Rheumatism."
ELI SUMNER of Rochester, N. H; aged 65; wife Elizabeth aged 59; granddaughter aged 14. Declaration July 4, 1820. He then held pension certificate 7724 under original declaration April 16, 1818. Service: "1777- 1778-1779 inclusive-That he enlisted in the Company Commanded by Captain John Spurr in the Sixth Regiment Commanded by Col. John Nixon in the Massachusetts Line-That he was regularly & honorably discharged from the service."
DANIEL SWETT of Gilmanton, N. H .; farmer; aged 58 years; wife aged 56 infirm; daughter Lydia 18, son Ben- jamin 16, daughter Eunice 12, daughter Almira 10. Dec- laration September 7, 1821. He then held pension certifi- cate 15873 under original declaration April 23, 1818. Ser- vice: "He entered the service of the United States on the 16th July 1779 and served under Capt. Carr in Col. Reids Regiment in the New Hampshire line untill 19th July 1780 when he was honorably discharged."
WILLIAM TAYLOR of Sanbornton, N. H .; Cordwainer; aged 63; son 18, son 12 "and a servant girl who cooks for
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us." Declaration July 18, 1820. He then held pension certificate 3388 under original declaration of April 9, 1818. Service: "I enlisted under Captain Jeremiah Clough belonging to Col. Enoch Poor's Regiment of the New Hampshire line for seven months in May 1775, marched tu a place Winter Hill in June following staid there til December following, my term being then about to expire I then enlisted under the same Capt. Clough for the term of one year-We staid at said Winter Hill until March 1776 when we marched to New York, thence to Canada, from thence we marched to Ticonderoga which was about some time in July of the same year. In November following Col. Poor's Regiment was ordered to March to the South at which time I was sick and left but received permission to return home as soon as I was able which I did sometime in December following making in the whole time I was out at that time about 19 months."
EPHRAIM TEBBETS Strafford County, N. H .; joiner; aged 73, partially blind; wife Tamson aged 68, daughters Tamson Tebbets aged 34 invalid, Betsey Tebbets aged 28, grandson Ephraim Tebbets. Declaration September 15, 1826. Service: Enlisted for eight months about May 15, 1775, in Capt Swinborn Adam's company, Col. Poor's Regt .; and about the expiration of said eight months, he enlisted for one year in Capt. Jonathan Wentworth's company in the same regiment; served till February, 1777, when he was discharged from the service at Exeter, N. H. Filed another declaration February 4, 1829.
DAVID THOMPSON, Guilford, N. H .; farmer; aged 63; wife Rachel aged 53, son Levi aged 14, daughter Judith Thompson aged 22 in feeble health. Declaration July 18, 1820. Service: "A private in the Company Commanded by Capt, Jacob Hinds in Col. James Reeds Regiment New Hampshire Line on the Continental establishment from the fore part of the year 1775 for eight months when he again enlisted in the same company & served until the last
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of the year 1776 and that he again enlisted in the first of the year 1778 for three years in the Regiment commanded by Col. Tho's Crafts in the Massachusetts Line, (Captain's name not remembered) & continued two years when the regiment was broken up-That he was in the battle of Rhode Island in 1778."
SAMUEL THOMPSON of Sandwich, N. H .; farmer; aged 64; wife 50; daughter 13. Declaration July 14, 1820. He then held pension certificate 7718 under original declaration April 24, 1818. Service: "Seven years in all. Eighteen months in the Regiment commanded by Col. Enoch Poor in the New Hampshire Line, Continental service. Five years in the Corps of Rangers commanded by Maj'r Benja Whitcomb. The remainder of said time served in the Second New Hampshire Regiment commanded by Col. George Read, all in the Continental Service."*
JOHN B. TILTON, (Declaration missing.)
AFFIDAVIT. I do certify that I am well acquainted with John B. Tilton the signer of the accompanying declaration and that I consider him a man of truth and has that reputation and I do believe & have no doubt that he performed the services therein set forth.
PAUL WENTWORTH.
Aug't 23d 1832 Strafford s. s. August 23d 1832 Sworn to Before me
GEO. F. MARSTON, Jus. Peace.
WILLIAM TWOMBLY, Dover, N. H .; Mariner; aged 63; wife aged 50, and an elderly sister dependent and infirm; son 21 years old, infirm; son 15 years old. Declaration July 4, 1820. He then held pension certificate 809 under original declaration April 11, 1818. Service: "That he entered the service in the fall of the year 1775 in the Company com- manded by Capt. Benjamin Titcomb in Col. Poor's Regi- ment of the New Hampshire line, that in 1776 he was appointed Orderly Sergeant of said Company and that he
*The Revolutionary War Rolls, N. H., and the Durham Town Records show that this Samuel Thompson and his family resided in Durham, N. H., during the war.
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received a commission of Ensign in the same Company & Regiment in October, 1777 which commission was trans- mitted to the Office of the Secretary of War with his former declaration & that he continued in said service till 1780 when he received his Discharge at his own request as appears on the back of said Commission & that during all that time he continued in said service."
JOHN WADLEIGH, Gilmanton, N. H .; aged 65, wife Martha aged 49, children, Sophia 8, Larry 6, Nathan 3. Declaration July 18, 1820. He then held pension certifi- cate 2791 under original declaration of April 11, 1818. Service: "In Captain Michael McClary's company in Col. Alexander Scammel's Regiment, enlisted 1777 and served during the War."
NATHANIEL WADLEIGH of Meredith, N. H .; farmer; aged 69, lost part of one hand, wife subject to fits. Declar- ation August 1I, 1828. Service: "Enlisted as a Soldier for the term of nine months sometime in the month of June, 1778, in the Massachusetts' line in the Company com- manded by Capt. Marshall in Col. Marshall's Regiment in the State of Massachusetts on the Continental Establish- ment, that he continued to serve in said Regiment for said term of nine months and was honorably discharged after his term of enlistment had expired."
BENJAMIN WALLACE of Sandwich, N. H .; farmer; aged 56; wife 60; son Jere. Wallace aged 35, son Benjamin Wallace non-compos mentis, daughter Hannah Wallace. Declaration July 14, 1820, and January 2, 1821. He then held pension certificate No. 7323 under Original declaration April 24, 1818. Service: "Three years in the second New Hampshire Regiment commanded by Col. George Read on the Continental establishment, and was discharged by Gen- eral Jackson, which discharge has been forwarded to the War Department by Judge Badger before whom I made my original declaration"
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CESAR WALLACE of Meredith, N. H .; farmer; aged 90; wife Katy aged 72, daughter Lucy aged 27. Declar- ation July 18, 1820. He then held pension certificate No. 4826 under original declaration of April 23, 1818. Service: private in Capt. Caleb Robinson's company, Second N. H. Regiment commanded by Col. George Reed. He was dis- charged at Hartford. He was in the Indian country, at the battle of Herkimer, at Bunker Hill etc. He entered in 1777 and served until the close of the war.
WEYMOUTH WALLACE of Sandwich, N. H .; farmer; aged 77; granddaughter living with him. Declaration Feb- ruary 7, 1829.
Service: "Enlisted for the term of nine months in May 1776 at Epsom in the State of New Hampshire in the Com- pany commanded by Captain Amos Morrill in the Regi- ment commanded by Colonel John Stark in the line of New Hampshire on the Continental Establishment and that at the expiration of said nine months he the said Wey- mouth Wallis again enlisted for the further term of one year in the same company and Regiment in the line of New Hampshire on the continental establishment and that he continued to serve in said Corps from the time of his first said enlistment until December 1777 when he was dis- charged from the service in Lower Canada, that he was wounded in the Battle of Bunker Hill by a ball which passed through his arm, that he now receives a pension of forty eight dollars as an invalid pensioner, that his name has been placed on the pension list under the act of 1818 and dropped therefrom on account of his property."
He made a previous declaration July 14, 1820, in which he stated that he then held pension certificate No. 13456, aged 69; daughter Sally Wallace aged 29; granddaughter named Lovina Mooney aged 21; grandson aged 8 years. Service: "Nine months in Capt. Henry Dearborn's com- pany and was wounded in the Battle of Bunker Hill in year 1776. One year in the Regiment commanded by Col. John
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Stark and Company Commanded by Capt. Amos Morrill, commencing in November or December 1776 and ending 1777."
(Both declarations of services are given as they differ somewhat.)
FRANCIS WALLS of Durham, N. H .; age 60, no family, declaration July 26, 1820. Service: "I Francis Walls now resident in Durham, etc., aged sixty years depose on oath that I enlisted in the service of the U. S. in the revolu- tionary war some time in December 1775, as a drummer in the Company commanded by Capt. Benjamin Titcomb of the s'd N. H. Reg't, for one year which time I served in said company & at the expiration of said year's service I again enlisted in said company which then was at Ticon- deroga to serve during the war & that I continued in the same company & Reg't which company was successively commanded by Capt. Titcomb, Rowel & Fogg until June 1783 when I was discharged from said service at West Point in the State of New York-That I was in the Battles of Trenton, Princeton, Hubbardston, two Battles with Bur- goyne nigh Stillwater, Monmouth, & Fort Herkimer."
WILLIAM WARREN of Moultonboro', N. H .; Carpen- ter; aged 68; wife aged 67. Declaration July 11, 1820. Service: "One year in the Regiment commanded by Col. Edward Phinney & in the Company commanded by Capt. Abraham Tyler in the Massachusetts line. He entered in December 1775 & was discharged January 1777"
DANIEL WATSON of Rochester, N. H .; aged 67; wife aged about 50 and insane. Declaration July 4, 1820. He then held pension certificate 7728 under original declaration of April 4, 1818. Service: "That he enlisted in the com- pany commanded by Capt. James Carr, in Col. Hale's Regi- ment in the New Hampshire line on the 2d day of May, 1777, that he joined the Army the June following at Ticon- deroga, that he continued in said service three years for
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which time he enlisted when he was honorably discharged at West Point."
JOHN WATSON of Sandwich, N. H,; farmer; aged 62; wife aged 65; son John Watson 20, daughter Betsey Wat- son 17. Declaration July 14, 1820. He then held pension certificate 16504 under original declaration April 25, 1818. Service: "One year in Colonel Poor's Regiment in the Company commanded by Captain Philip Tilton in the New Hampshire line and Continental establishment Said service performed in the year 1776."
JOHN WATSON of Wakefield, N. H .; farmer; aged 60; wife 70. Declaration July 1I, 1820. He then held pen- sion certificate 7571 under original declaration April 14, 1818. Service: "In the Company commanded by Captain David McGregor in the Second New Hampshire Regiment Commanded by Colonel George Reed and when during the war men were discharged I was transferred to Captain Isaac Frye's company in s'd Regiment and served in the whole three years in the Continental service and was honor- ably discharged by Gen'l Jackson at West Point Dec'r 20, 1783"
Supplementary Declarations made August 7, 1822, and August 1, 1823, in the last he stated that his name has been placed on the Pension list, and dropped therefrom on account of his property. (Not able to attend court per- sonally.)
JOSEPH WEED of Ossipee, N. H .; blacksmith; aged 66; wife Abigail aged 59: sons Moses and Aaron aged 12. Declaration July 11, 1820. He then held pension certifi- cate 11788 original declaration May 13, 1818. Service: "In the Company Commanded by Captain John Baker, Col. Little's Regiment, Massachusetts line in the year 1776 about ten months and was in the battle of flat- bush and was in the battle between the American Gallies and the British frigates at topon bay in the North river. And served in the Company Commanded by Captain Cogs-
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well in Col. Wesson's Regiment, Massachusetts line from March or April 1777 to March 1780 and was in the battle at Monmouth."
STEPHEN WEBSTER, 2D, of New Durham, N. H .; aged 79; no family living with him. Declaration July II, 1820. He then held pension certificate 13916 under original declaration of June II, 1818. Service: "He enlisted in 1776 in Col. Timo. Beedles' Regiment. New Hampshire line as a Soldier and continued 8 months & was regularly dis- charged. In 1777 was with Gen. Stark two months & was at the Battle of Bennington-again enlisted in 1778 in Capt. Daniel Livermore's Comp'y, Col. Scammell's Regi- ment, and continued in said Reg't three years & was regu- larly discharged in 1781."
MATTHIAS WELCH of Rochester, N. H .; aged 66; wife Rachel aged 62. Declaration July 4, 1820. He then held pension certificate 4778 under original declaration April 16, 1818. Service: "That he served in Capt. John Drew's Company, Second Regiment New Hampshire Line, that he enlisted in said service about the month of November 1776 and continued in said service untill the year 1783 when he was honorably discharged from the Army."*
PHINEAS WENTWORTH of Dover, N. H .; aged 71; no family residing with him. Declaration July 4, 1820. He then held pension certificate 9620 under original declara- tion of April 13, 1818. Service: "That he entered into said service in June or July 1775 in Capt. Benjamin Titcomb's Company & Col. Poor's Reg't of the New Hamp- shire line & that he continued in said service till June 1783 when he was discharged.
JOSEPH WHITE of Ossipee, N. H .; farmer; aged 58; wife Jane 57; children, Polly 16, Eunice 13, Joseph IO,
*McDuffee's History of Rochester, Vol. I, page 71, Matthias Welch (of Rochester) engaged February, 1777, for the war, deserted November 27. 1778; joined May 1, 1780. Claimed by the town as in service May 13, 1782.
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Isaac 8, Sally 5. Declaration July 1I, 1820 (one arm, sev- eral ribs broken & shoulder broken down, very much crip- pled.) He then held pension certificate no 12727 under original declaration May 12, 1818. Service: "In the Com- pany Commanded by Capt'n Joseph Killam in the fifth Regiment Massachusetts line from some time in the year 1781 to the last of the year 1783 or the first of the year 1784, when he was discharged at West point, by General Knox. Served in the Company & service aforesaid between two and three years."
JONATHAN WHITEHORN of Alton, N. H .; farmer; aged 64; wife aged 64; declaration July II, 1820. He then held pension certificate 12728 under original declaration April 21, 1818. Service: "He enlisted in June 1775 into the Company commanded by Capt. Jonathan Wentworth for eighteen months. He joined the army at Winterhill, he was in Col. Poor's Regiment, New Hampshire line, from Winterhill he marched to New London, from thence to New York and so on a circuitous route to Philadelphia, thence to West point and Ticonderoga, thence with Gen. Arnold into Canada, thence to Mount Independence where his term of eighteen months was expired and he had a reg- ular discharge."
SILAS WHITE of Ossipee, N. H .; farmer; aged 61; wife Rachel aged 63; my daughter Rachel aged 39 and her child 4 years old, my daughter Anna aged 27 and her three children, my daughter Fanny aged 18. Declaration July 5, 1820. He then held pension certificate 12730 under origi- nal declaration of May 12, 1818. Service: "In the eight months service at Cambridge, Capt. Phillip Hubbard's Company, Col. Scammon's Regiment from June or July to the end thereof. In 1776 served under Capt. Jona Nowells, Col. Wm Prescotts Regiment in the Massachusetts line twelve months in New York. In 1777 he served under Capt. Elisha Shapleigh two months in Col. Storer's Regi- ment at Saratoga. In 1778 he served eight months in
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Capt. Thomas Hodgdon's company in Col. Poor's Regi- ment at West Point. In 1779 he served two months under Capt. John Goodwin at Penobscot in the District of Maine."
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