Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 19134, John Tucker, N.H. (Mass)
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
N. H. (Mass)

Tucker, John

NUMBER
S. 19134

carded
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John Tucker, 24605

Matross, New Hampshire troops,
Salter's Co; 1 year

see New Hampshire rolls.

admd pin order of M. E

1 year
Matross
$50.-

Applicant - infirm. Certified
by Judge in Open Court
April 24, 1833.

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R. C. Vose, Esqr.
Augusta,
Me
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Declaration.

In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.

STATE OF MAINE,}
KENNEBEC COUNTY,}   SS.

On this fifteenth day of January A. D. 1833 personally appeared before the Hon. NATHAN WESTON, a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court, of said State, John Tucker a resident of Dexter in the County of Penobscot and State of Maine, aged Seventy one 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 7, 1832.  That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year 1777 with Captain Titus Salter and served in Col. not known regiment of the New Hampshire line or troops under the following named officers:  viz. Salter capt. & he does not know that said Company was attached to any regiment:  That he enlisted in that company, being a company of Artillery, as a Matross for one year, in the spring of 1777, that he was stationed with said company at Fort Washington in Portsmouth Harbour, was coxswain of the boat service of the company:  marched once to Boston guarding prisoners from Portsmouth brought in there by the Privateer Portsmouth of 20 guns:  was in said service in said Fort when the news came of the taking of Burgoyne, & after serving out the full term of his enlistment was verbally discharged at said Fort Washington in the Spring of 1778.-

And to the interrogatories propounded under the instructions of the war department, he answers:  That he was born at Kittery, Maine, February 8, 1761, where he presumed his age was recorded, & where his home was during his revolutionary services.  That his firts Lts name was Worthen, 2d Lt. Wm White, Gunner-Jno. Williams - 1st Sergt. Ingersoll.  2d Sergt. Wm. Tibbetts - 3d Sergt. Stevens. & 4th Sergt. Richard Jenkins.  That any of his neighbors will testify to his character for veracity & their belief of his services.
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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.
John Tucker

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.  Before
Nathan Weston Just I. J. C.

And the said Judge does hereby declare his opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.
Nathan Weston

State of Maine,
April 4, 1833.  It has been made to appear to my satisfaction that the above named applicant by reason of age & infirmity cannot without prejudice to his health, appear in open court to renew his declaration & again to make oath to the same.
Nathan Weston
Just I. J. C.
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State of Maine.

KENNEBEC, SS.--I, JOHN A. CHANDLER, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts held within and for the County of Kennebec, hereby certify that the Hon. NATHAN WESTON, before whom the within proceedings was had, is a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of said State; I also certify that the within contains the original proceedings of the said Judge, in the matter of the application of John Tucker for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court, this 15th day of January A. D. 1833. -
J A. Chandler Clerk
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Maine - 11.429

John Tucker
of Kennebec, Co. in the State of Maine who was a Matross in the Company commanded by Captain Salter of the Newhampshire

Matross of Artillery - 1 Yr - 50.00 ~

Inscribed on the Roll of - Maine at the rate of 50 Dollars per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 4th day of May 1833 - and Sent to - R. C. Vose, Augusta, Me

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 - 100.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4'Sepr .  25.00
                                                       $125.00

{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by J T. Sprague Clerk,
Book E Vol. 1 Page 58
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11429

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington - D. C.

Dear Sir - 
Will You kindly send me copy of record of service in Revolutionary War of James Knapp Drummer boy, in Col Van Courtlands U. S. Regt. (Capt Benj. Peltons Co.) who applied for pension Apr 15th 1818 and died about - Dec 31st 1831?  In regard to John Tucker of N. H. of whom I wrote - for his sch. hist. the only
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further information I can give is that his wifes maiden name was Phoebe Hurd, and that he died in 1847 - He moved to Dexter Me. in 1800 and probably applied from there for the pension, which he drew untill his death.

Mrs M. H. Coolidge
1906 Kennord Parkway
Minneapolis
Jan 26th- 1901 Minn
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O. W. & N. DIVISION
JAN 31 1901
RECEIVED.

U S PENSION OFFICE
K
JAN
29
1901
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19134.
INVALID.

File No. 19.134
John Tucker
Matross Rev War

Act:  June 7th 32

Index:--Vol. 1, Page 383

[Arrangement of 1870.]


Mrs. M. H. Coolidge
Minneapolis Minn.