Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12722, Jedediah Danforth, N.H.
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(8-1776)

SERVICE
  
N.H.  Danforth, Jedediah 

NUMBER
S. 12722

Contents   Carded
(blank)
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3322
New Hampshire
Jedediah Danforth
of Orange in the State of N H
who was a Private in the company commanded
by -----of the Regt. commanded by
Col. Wyman in the N H. line for 6 mos.

Inscribed on the Roll of N H
at the rate of 20 Dollars -- Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 18th day of Decr 1832 and sent to Hon. H. Hubbard
H of Rep.

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832                $30
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar 33  10-
                                                            $40
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by J Mc Blair    Clerk
Book D. Vol. 1  Page 150.

1884 Oct 8. Mr J.D. Gilmore with History
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Jedediah Danforth
6 months
adm.
H. Hubbard
[Illegible]
the Roll of Service of
Capt. Shepherd's Co.

$20-
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DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State of New Hampshire
County of Grafton  ss.
On this 24th day of Aug 1832 personally appeared before the Judge of the Probate Court in said County now sitting Jedidiah Danforth a resident of Orange in the County of
Grafton and State of New Hampshire, aged 
74 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832.  That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year 1776  with Capt. Shepard and served in the Revolution war  under the following named officers: as follows
to wit:  that he enlisted in Canterbury in said
State in the first of June 1776 in Capt. James Shepherd's company in Col. Wyman's Regiment or Col. Center's Regt, N. H. Militia. He thinks Col.l Center was [Illegible] for six months, joined his regiment at Ticonderoga in a few days left there for the place now called White Hall then 
in a few days marched to Mount Independence  where he fully completed so  said six months, and their received a verbal
discharge.

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any State.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Before me Edward Webber Judge of Probate  Jedediah (X his mark) Danforth
Attest Edward Webber for his signature.

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
Edward Webber  Judge of Probate

I Moses Dow Clerk of the Court of Probate aforesaid do hereby certify,
that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Jedediah
Danforth for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this
twenty fourth day of Augt A.D. 1832.
Moses Dow
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I Thomas Beedle of Woodbury in the County of Caledonia and State of Vermont testify and say that in the year 1776 I lived in Boscawen in the State of Newhampshire [New Hampshire] and
that I was well acquainted with Jedediah Danforth of Canterbury in said State, and that I was knowing to his serving in the Newhampshire Militia at Mount
Independence in Vermont under Captain James Shepherd six months that is from June A.D. 1776 till the last of November in said year
say I further say that I served with him during said term and that he was in our mess.
Thomas (X his mark) Beedle 
In presence of
Gideon Lowell
Benjn Fowler

State of Vermont 
Caledonia ss.  March 18th 1831
Then personally appeared before me the above named Thomas Beedle and made oath that the above by him subscribed is the truth
Benjn Fowler   Justice Peace

State of New Hampshire 
Grafton ss. Sept 21, 1832. 
I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Thomas Beedle the above deponent who now lives in Woodbury in the State of Vermont but lately of Canaan N.H.  and that his testimony is entitled to full credit.
Elijah Blasdell  Justice of the Peace
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State of New Hampshire
Grafton ss.
I George Woodward Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Grafton do certify that Elijah Blasdell Esq is a Justice of the peace within & for said County, duly qualified to take affidavits, & that I believe the within to be his genuine signature
Witness my hand & the seal of this
Court this 28th day of September 1832.
Geo Woodward Clerk

State of Vermont
Caledonia ss.
I Benjamin F. Deming Clerk of the County
Court for the County of Caledonia aforesaid do hereby certify that Benjamin Fowler whose name is within subscribed was on the 18th day of March 1831 and still is a Justice of the Peace for said Caledonia County and that his name within subscribed I believe to be his genuine signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and the seal of said Court this 16th day of November A.D. 1832.
Benjm. F. Deming  Clerk
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Rev War
12.722
INVALID.
File No. 12722
Jedediah Danforth
Priv. Rev. War
Index: --Vol.
Act: June 7, 1832
Index:  Vol. (Blank)       Page  (Blank)
[Arrangement of 1870.}
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
Danforth Jessee
GRADE 
Private in the  Invalid Corps"
WARRANT NUMBER 13028
ACREAGE
100
Issued
January 7, 1796 to Calvin Sanger, assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of ""Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800"" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent
dates.  Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.
Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.