Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 18374-160-55, for John Simpson, New Hampshire
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
N H

Simpson, John
Reuhamah
NUMBER
B.L.Wt. 18374-160-55

CONTENTS
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Act Mch [MARCH] 3 
40,692 May 19,[18]53
Ruehamah Simpson Widow of John Simpson Priv [PRIVATE]

in the war of the Revolution
Capt  Kidder Col Nichols } NH Mil [MILITIA]

enlis [ENLISTED] July 1780
[illegible] Oct 1780

Private Col Nichols
No Papers NH
Ad. [ADMITTED] 160 [illegible] Mar 12/[18]56
Dodge

L.D. Stevens
Concord N.H.

Vol 81, Page 112

[sideways]
No 18374 Ss [illegible] 1856
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140,692
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State of New Hampshire
Secretary's Office, Concord,
May 16. 1855

I hereby certify, that at the date of the annexed
attestations, Moses Martin, Lyman D. Stevens
and Jacob Sawyer were Justices of the Peace
for the County of Merrimack in the said State, duly commissioned and qualified; and that to their acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto
affixed the Seal of the State, the date above written.

John L. Hadley
Secretary of State

[Illegible paper seal attached]
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State of New Hampshire
County of Merrimack SS. On this thirteenth
day of April in the year Eighteen hundred and fifty five personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace within and for the State and County aforesaid Ruehamah Simpson aged eighty two years a resident of Pembroke in said State, who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the widow of John Simpson who was a soldier in the War of the Revolution: that he enlisted at said Pembroke on or about the fifth day of July AD 1780
as a Private in Company of New Hampshire
Militia commanded Captain Kidder in the Regiment commanded by Col Moses Nichols for the term of three months and continued in actual service in said war for three months and over and was honorably discharged at West Point in the State of New York sometime in the month of October 1780 - That her said husband's discharge has been lost and cannot now be found. She further declares that she was Married to the said John Simpson in the town of
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Concord NH on or about the sixteenth day of February A.D. 1824: that her said husband died in the town of Pembroke at the Poor House on the twenty fifth day of January in the year 1842: and that she is now a widow: that her name before her said Marriage was Ruehamah Chandler. She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Land to which she may be entitled under the act approved March 3d 1855.
Ruehamah Simpson

Attest
Sarah E. Vesey
L Warren

Mr. William R Clifford and Joseph H Vesey residents of Pembroke in the State of New Hampshire upon our oath declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by the said Ruehamah Simpson in our presence and that from the appearance and statements of the applicant we believe her to be the identical person she represents herself to be.

William K. Clifford
Joseph H. Vesey
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Concord N.H. May 16. 1855

Sir

I herewith forward you the applications of Nancy Fowler widow of Abraham and Ruehamah Simpson widow of John for bounty land warrants under the Act approved March 3d. 1855 -

I am respectfully Your obt servt [OBEDIENT SERVANT]

L. D. Stevens
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The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year first before 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 that I have no interest in this claim.

Moses Martin, Justice of the Peace


[calculations at the bottom]
82-51 = 32
1855-32 =23
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State of New Hampshire
County of Merrimack SS.

City Clerk's Office Concord N.H.
May 14th, 1855.

"This certifies that Mr John Simpson and"
"Miss Ruehamah Chandler were married" "the Sixteenth day of February Eighteen hundred" "and twenty-four
"By me John Johnson"
"Attest Francis N. Fisk" 
"Town Clerk"

I certify that the above is a true copy of the record with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows "16th day of February 1824"

David Watson, City Clerk

I David Watson depose and say that I hold the
office of Clerk of the City of Concord and that the above is a true extract from the records with the exception as above certified by me

David Watson City Clerk

Subscribed and sworn to on the day & year
above mentioned before me

L. D. Stevens Justice of the Peace
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I, John Brown of Concord, in the County of
Merrimack & State of New Hampshire, testify and say that I was well acquainted with John Simpson, late, of Pembroke in said County deceased; that said Simpson died in said Pembroke on the twenty fifth day of January
AD 1842; that I set up and watched with said
Simpson the same night that he died and
that Frederick Ames of said Pembroke watched in company with me: that I also know Ruehamah Simpson, widow of the said John and that I have no interest in her claim for bounty land, that said Simpson was a pauper and I was overseer of the town farm in said Pembroke when he died at the Poor house.

John Brown

subscribed and sworn to on this sixteenth day
of May A D 1855 before me, and I certify that I know the said affiant to be a credible person.

L. D. Stevens Justice of the Peace
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I Frederick Ames of Pembroke in the County
of Merrimack & State of New Hampshire
testify and say that I was well acquainted with
John Simpson late of said Pembroke deceased: that I am also acquainted with
Ruehamah Simpson widow of the said John: that I watched with the said John Simpson the same night that he died on the twenty fifth
day of January A.D. 1842: that I have no interest in the claim of the said Ruehamah for Bounty Land.

Frederick Ames

Subscribed and sworn to on this fourteenth
day of May A.D. 1855: and I certify that I know the said affiant to be a credible person and that I have no interest in this claim.

Jacob Sawyer, Justice of the Peace
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State of New Hampshire
Secretary of State's Office

I do hereby certify, That from an
examination of the Books and Documents,
relating to Military Services in the war of the Revolution, which remain in this office, it appears that the name of John Simpson is borne upon a "Pay Roll for Capt. Jonas Kidders [sic] Compy [COMPANY] in Col. Moses Nichols's [sic] Regiment of Militia raised by the State of New Hampshire to join the Continental Army at West Point 1780," as a private - Time of engagement July 5: Time of discharge. Oct. 24: Time in service 3 months 20 days.

And upon a book of orders is one of which
the following is a true copy:
"Pembroke Jan. 24th. 1782." 
"Sir. Please to send to me by the bearer D William" "Cochran the whole of the wages due to me as a soldier for" "the term of three months in Capt. Kidders [sic] Company in Col. "Nichols [sic] Regiment and this shall be your discharge."
"John Simpson"

"To the Paymaster General" "for the New Hamp. [HAMPSHIRE] Battalions."
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In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the State this 16th day May 1855.

John L. Hadley.
Secretary of State
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18.374

Rev [REVOLUTIONARY] Army
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Simpson, John
GRADE Private
LINE New Jersey

WARRANT NUMBER 8759, ACREAGE 100 ISSUED July 25, 1796 to not shown-

*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.