Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 27,661, William Bachelder, N. H.
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273093
Act Mar 3/55 [1855]
April 17/57 [1857]

Martha Bachelder wid [widow] of
William Bachelder 

Capt [Captain] Whitlow
Col [Colonel] Nicholas
Revy [Revolutionary] War

Entd [Entered] July 1780
Dis [Discharged] Oct. [October] 1780
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NH [New Hampshire] [Lee??] No. 2248 Feby 53 [February 1853]

James Gordon Esq.
Wiers Bridge
Belknap
New-Hampshire

[Lee??] 2248-53 [NH2??] - 60 acres4

Sat: Jas. Gordon. May. 6/54 [1854]
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that she is now a widow.

She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the act approved March 5 1855.

Martha Bachelder
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State of New Hampshire County of Belknap

On this tenth day of April A.D. 1857 personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace in and for the said County Martha Batchelder aged eighty four years, a resident of
Laconia in said County, who, being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the widow of William Batchelder deceased, who was a private, in the Company commanded by
Captain Benjamin Whitton in the volunteer Regiment Commanded by Col Nicholas in the revolutionary war. That her said 
husband enlisted at Exeter on or about the 6th day of July 1780 for the term of three month (she think) and continued in actual services said war for the time of three months, and
was honorably discharged on or about the 6th day of October 1780, as will appear by refference to the rolls, that he received no
written no printed discharge, that neither he nor she has ever received nor applied for, or is entitled to bounty land for his said services.

She further states that she was married to the said William Batchelder in Meredith on the tenth day of September A.D. 1832 by William Blasdell a minister of the gospel, that her name before her said marriage was Marthy Wadleigh, that her said husband
died at Sanbornton on the first day of June A.D. 1844.

that she is now a widower.

She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the County land to which she may be entitled under the act approved
March 3 1855.
Martha Batchelder
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I, Olive Batchelder Wife of Nathan Batchelder depose and say that my husband and myself, ware [were] present and witnessed the marriage of William Batchelder (my husbands father) to Martha Wadleigh on the 10th day of Sept [September] 1832 by Elder William Blasdill of Gilford.  Mother Batchelder is still living & is a widow.

Olive Batchelder

Subscribed and sworn to this 11th day of April 1857.

Before me James Gordon Justice of the Peace

I Nathan Batchelder of Gilford in the County of Belknap and State of New Hampshire depose & say that myself & my wife ware [were] present and witnessed the marriage of my father William Batchelder to Martha Wadleigh on he 10th day of September 1832, by William Blasdill a minister of the gospel.  I further say that I [illegible] my father in his last sickness and witnessed his death at Sanbornton on the first day of June 1844.  I further say that Martha Batchelder (my mother in law) is still living at Laconia

Nathan Batchelder

State of New Hampshire
County of Belknap April 15th [1887??]

then subscribed and sworn to before me

James Gordon Justice of the Peace
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We Nathan B Wadleigh and Elvadora Brown residents of Laconia upon our oath declair [declare] that the foregoing declaration was signed in our presents [presence] and acknowledged by Marthy [Martha] Batchelder and that we believe from the appearance and statement of Applicant that she is the identical person she represents herself to e. and we know here to the be widow of William Batchelder deceased.

Nathan B Wadleigh
Elvadora Brown

State of New Hampshire Belknap ss April 10th
The foregoing declaration and affidavitt [affidavit] ware [were] sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons, that the Claimant is the person she represents herself to be, and I have no interest in this claim

James Gordon Jus. [Justice] Peace

N.B. [nota bene] As a copy of my commission as Justice of the Peace is filed in the pension office I do not obtain the certificate of the Clerk of the Court to this paper
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Weirs Bridge, April 14th/57 [1857]

Dear Sir

I send herewith the application of Martha Batchelder Widow of William Batchelder a soldier of the revolutionary War, and trust that the papers will be sufficient to prove the claim for a 160 acre land warrant. if any further proof is nessary [necessary] address

James Gordon
Weirs Bridge
[Atty??]

[Illegible] J Minot
Comr [Commissioner] of Pensions
Washington City D.C.
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November 15, 1937
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William Bachelor
B.L. Reg. 273093-'55
BA-J/MCS

Miss Ruth Chase
93 Lenox Avenue
East Orange, New Jersey

Dear Madam:

The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the bounty land claim. B.L. Reg. 273093-'55, based upon the services of the only Bachelor of Sanbornton, New Hampshire, that is found in the Revolutionary War records of this office.  

The date and place of birth of William Bachelder and the name of his parents were not given. The surname Las appears as Batchelder.  

He enlisted at Exeter, New Hampshire, about the 6th of July, 1780, and served three months as private in Captain Benjamin Whitton's company in Colonel Nicholas' New Hampshire regiment. 

He married September 10, 1832, in Meredith, New Hampshire, Martha Wadleigh. 

It was stated that he died June 1, 1844, at Sanbornton, New Hampshire.

On account of the Revolutionary War services of William Bachelder or Batchelder, his widow Martha, applied for bounty land on April 10, 1857, while living in Laconia,  Belknap County, New Hampshire, aged
eight-four years. The claim was not allowed as she had already received land on account of the Revolutionary War device of her former husband, John Wadleigh. 

Nathan Batchelder (soldier's son) and wife Olive, were living inn Gilford, Belknap County, New Hampshire, in 1857.
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One Nathan B. Wadleigh was living in Laconia, New Hampshire, in 1857, relationship to Martha not shown.

The papers in this claim contain no further data relative to the family of William Bachelder or Batchelder.

Very truly yours
A. D. Hiller
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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93 Lenox Ave.
East Orange, N.J. [New Jersey]
October 19, 1937

Pension Dept.
Veterans Administration
Washington, D.C.

Sirs:

Can you tell me if there is on file any record of a pension having been granted to the following persons [crossed out: i]

William Chase

born in Stratham, N.H. [New Hampshire] June 13, 1742
died in Sanbornton, N.H. Aug. [August] 25, 1806
probably enlisted from Stratham N.H. he is called Lieut. [Lieutenant] and Capt. [Captain] in Town records. 

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Carter Batchelder, signer of Test papers
b. [born] in Hampton N.H. [New Hampshire] Oct [October] 9, 1726
d. [died] at sea July 16, 1806

William Batchelder, his son
b. in Hampton, N.H. Aug. 18, 1764
d in Sanbornton NH June 1, 1846
He moved to Sanbornton in 1788 and the Town history states that he had severed in the army from Hampton at the age of 16.

Thanking you for your help in this matter
Yours truly
(Miss) Ruth Chase

[Circle stamp with clock border, time indicated 11:30] RECEIVED NOV [November] 2 1937 MAIL SUB-[illegible] VETS. ADM. [Veterans Administration] READER # 24
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November 15, 1937
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Miss Ruth Chase
93 Lenox Avenue 
East Orange 
New Jersey

William Bachelder
B.L.Reg.273093-'55
John Wadleigh
W.27661
EA-J/MCS

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your request for information relative to Revolutionary War soldiers, William Chase and Carter and William Batchelder.

Revolutionary War data furnished by this office are obtained from claims made to the United States for pension and bounty land based upon the military service of soldiers in that war. A carful search of the records fails to show such claims on file on account of the service of the William Chase described by you, or on account of the service of any Carter Batchelder, searched under all spellings. 

You are furnished herewith, the abstract of papers on file relative to William Bachelder (B.L.Reg.273093-'55) and John Wadleigh (W.27661), the latter furnished because William Bachelder married Martha Wadleigh who was the widow of John Wadleigh.

Very truly yours,
A. D. Hiller
Executive Assistant 
to the Administrator