Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 16,019, John Gage, N.H.
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(8-1776)

SERVICE                                       NUMBER

N.H.                 Gage, John          W.16.019

                        Paid to son John
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3786

New Hampshire

John Gage only child of
John Gage, Deceased
of Stafford, in the State of N.H.
who was a [?iri] Major in the Company commanded 
by Captain Lilly of the Regt commanded
by Col. Evans in the N.H.
line for N.H. N. 26
     8 mo. 25 ds Private
     3 mo. 8 ds Sergt. Major

Inscribed on the Roll of N.H. Portsh
at the rate of 45 Dollars 76 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1835 terminating 20 January 1832 his death

Certificate of Pension issued the 26 day of Sep
1842 and sent to Richard
[?Russell] Esq N.H. (Rochester)
Arrears to the 4th of Jany 1832       $38.13
10 ms. allowance ending 20 Jany 32   2.03
                                                              ______            
                                                              40.16
                                            2 Section
                                  Revolutionary Claim
                                  Act July 4, 1836

Recorded Theo L. Moody Clerk,
Book C. Vol. 3 Page 26

Report see letter to [?Pctgt]
W.H.Y. Hacket Sept 26, 42
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[?SC 0, 566F]

 John Gage only
child of John Gage
died
N.H.
2nd Station about July 3
role Wentworth 75. pro.8
Libby 77. [?Serg] 4 [?ralp] 3.8
Yeaton 78 Pri 25.[?]

around
8 mo. 25 [?ospri]
3.8 os. Serge. Major
45 76/100
from 4 March 31 to 20
Jany 1832 the day of his
death

Rich Rupell
Rochester 
N.H.
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State of New Hampshire 
Strafford County ss
   On this sixth day of September personally appeared in open court before the court of Probate now sitting John Gage a resident of Dover in the county of Strafford and State of New Hampshire aged forty eight years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of congress passed June 7th 1832 and the supplementary act passed July 4, 1836.  That his father, John Gage, late of Dover in the county of Stratford & state of New Hampshire did enter the service of the United States under the following named officers; and served as herein stated.
  He enlisted as a soldier into Captain Jonathan Wentworth's company and Colonel Enoch Poor regiment of New Hampshire Militia in May 1775 and served eight months or more.
  That in September 1777 he enlisted into Captain James Libby's company of New Hampshire his militia and Colonel Stephen Evers regiment and served Sergeant Major three months.
  That in the summer 1778 he enlisted as a soldier into Captain Morris Yeatons company and Colonel Wingate's regiment and served at Rhode Island about one month.  That the said John Gage belonged to Davis while a soldier and died on the twentieth day of January one thousand eight hundred and thirty two. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his father's name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.

[signed[ John Gage

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me.
[signed] B. W. Jenness
Judge of Probate
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State of New Hampshire
Strafford ss. I Winthrop A. Marston Register of the Court of Probate within and for said County of Stafford certify that the within declaration was signed and sworn to in open Court before the Judge of said Court; that Benning W. Jenness is Judge of said Court of Probate and that the within signature, purporting to be his, is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court of Probate this Sixth day of September Anno Domini 1842
[signed] W.A. Marston, Register of said Court of Probate


State of New Hampshire
Strafford ss.  Office of the Register of Probate for said County, I Winthrop A. Marston, Register of the Court of Probate for said County certify that satisfactory evidence has been adduced and is now on file in said office, which proves that the before named
John Gage, deceased, died on the twentieth day of January A.D. 1832 leaving no widow alive and that John Gage, who signed and made oath to the before named declaration, is the only surviving child of said John Gage deceased, who is now living

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court of Probate, this twelfth day of September Anno Domini 1842
[signed] W.A. Marston, Register of said Court of Probate
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information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension
on file in this Bureau

Dates of Enlistment or
Appointment

Length of Service

Rank

Officers Under Who Service was Rendered  
Captain
Colonel

State

Battles engaged in,

Residence of soldier at enlistment,
Date of application for pension,
Residence at date of application
Age at date of application,
Remarks:
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Manchester N. H.
September 14, 1842

Mr. Edward.
Sir
   Herewith is enclosed the claim of John Gage for a small amount of pension supposed to be due his father at the time of his death and for particular information you are referred to the official copies of Capt. Jonathan Wentworth & Capt. James Libby [comp?] filed in the claim of Polly Perkins widow of Nathaniel Perkins for a pension a few days ago.

Very respectfully 
your obt sevt
Richard Russell
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I Ebenezer Horn of Moultonborough in the County Carroll & State of New Hampshire eighty seven years old depose & say that I enlisted as a soldier into Captain Jonathan Wentworth's company of Somersworth Col. Enoch Poors Regt. the first of Sept 1775 as a substitute for Calob Horn my Brother & served in that capacity until the first of January 1776 when I enlisted again for one year in the same said company & served until sometime in the month of August following, at which time I was discharged on the account of losing one eye at Lake George (so called) in the State of N. York. I then on the 4th of December 1776 enlisted again as a soldier into Captain Saml. Wallingford's Company for three months & marched to the State of N. York & joined Major Bartlett's Regt. & at the end of the term of my enlistment the company was discharged & returned to N. Hampshire and that I was well acquainted with John Gage who was a soldier in said Captain Saml. Wentworth's company at the time that I first enlisted into the said Company in Sept 1775. & that the John Gage remained in said Company at the time that I was discharged at Lake George (so called) in the [illegible] to the best of my recollection & belief the said John Gage belonged to Dover in said State
Ebenezer Horn his mark
Attest [signed] M Horn  R Horn

State of New Hampshire
Carroll County SS  
Be it known that on this fifth day of Aug. eighteen hundred & forty two personally appeared the above named Ebenezer Horne a credible man to me known and made oath that the above affidavit by him signed is true
In testimony whereof have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Notary Public
[signed] Moses C. Russell Notary Public
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I Rubin Ricker of Dover in the County of Strafford and State of New Hampshire aged eighty four years depose and say that I inlisted as a soldier into Captain James Libby's company and Col. Stephen Evens's Regiment of the New Hampshire Malitia [militia] for three months in the first of September 1777 and served out the said three months in the State of New York. I further State that I was well acquainted with John Gage of said Dover who was a Sergeant Major in the same company with me, and at the same time the said John Gage's wife died previous to him leaving a son John Gage who is now living in said Dover
[signature] Reuben Ricker by T F Ricker

Attest [signed]  M.C. Russell  B. M. Colby

State of New Hampshire
Strafford County ss
Be it known that on this twelfth day of September 1842 personally appeared the above named Rubin Ricker a credible person and made oath that the above affidavit signed by his request he being blind is true
In testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and seal of Notary Public
[signed]  M.C. Russell Notary Public
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State of New Hampshire
Strafford ss. I Winthrop A. Marston, Register of the Court of Probate within and for said County certify that Moses C. Russell is a Notary public within and for said State, duly qualified to administer oaths [?];  that his commission bears date May 16. A.D. 1842, and will expire on the sixteenth day of May A.D. 1847. I further certify the two several signatures on this paper & the paper next preceding, purporting to be his signatures, one written "M. C Russell" the other "Moses C. Russell" are his genuine signatures-

In testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this twelfth day of September Anno Domini 1842
W.A. Marston, Register of said Court of Probate
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I Ebenezer Horn of Moultonborough in the County Carroll & State of New Hampshire eighty seven years old depose & say that I enlisted as a soldier into Captain Jonathan Wentworth's company of Somersworth Col. Enoch Poors Regt. the first of Sept 1775 as a substitute for Calob Horn my Brother & served in that capacity until the first of January 1776 when I enlisted again for one year in the same said company & served until sometime in the month of August following, at which time I was discharged on the account of losing one eye at Lake George (so called) in the State of N. York. I then on the 4th of December 1776 enlisted again as a soldier into Captain Saml. Wallingford's Company for three months & marched to the State of N. York & joined Major Bartlett's Regt. & at the end of the term of my enlistment the company was discharged & returned to N. Hampshire and that I was well acquainted with John Gage who was a soldier in said Captain Saml. Wentworth's company at the time that I first enlisted into the said Company in Sept 1775. & that the John Gage remained in said Company at the time that I was discharged at Lake George (so called) in the [illegible] to the best of my recollection & belief the said John Gage belonged to Dover in said State
Ebenezer Horn his mark
Attest [signed] M Horn  R Horn

State of New Hampshire
Carroll County SS  
Be it known that on this fifth day of Aug. eighteen hundred & forty two personally appeared the above named Ebenezer Horne a credible man to me known and made oath that the above affidavit by him signed is true
In testimony whereof have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Notary Public
[signed] Moses C. Russell Notary Public
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TELEPHONE, WOBURN 19
FOURTH DISTRICT COURT OF EASTERN MIDDLESEX 
HOLDEN AT WOBURN
EDWARD F. JOHNSON, JUSTICE
ARTHUR E. GAGE, CLERK
GEORGE S. LITTLEFIELD., JOHN G. MAGUIRE, {SPECIAL JUSTICES
WOBURN, MASS. Dec 1, 1908

Dear Sir:
Will you kindly send me the record of service of Abel Gage of Pelham NH  appearing on the roll of Revolutionary Pensioners of 1840 so-called
Also if you have it of John Gage of Strafford County NH probably of Somersworth with who was living Feb 16 1826 and was then seventy six years of age particularly facts as to where he was born and who were his next of his if it appears
Yours truly
Arthur [illegible]

[stamp]
US PENSION OFFICE
A
DEC 2 1908
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Rev WIDOW, &c.

File No. 16019
John Gage
Child of
John Gage
Sergt. Major Rev War

Act July 4th 36
Index: Vol. A, Page 264

(Arrangement of 1870)


1908 Dec 12 Hist to Arthur E. Gage