Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 20851, Nathaniel Church, N. H.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
N.H.

Church, Nathaniel        
Mary

NUMBER
W. 20851

CONTENTS
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445
Portsmouth
New Hampshire
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Mary Church
widow of Nathaniel Church
N.H.
who served in the Revolutionary 
war, as a private
Incofrom $53.22
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Inscribed on the Role at the rate of
96 Dollars 00
Cents per annum to commence on
the 4th day of March 1848.
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Certificate of Pension issued the
27th day of Sept. 1850
and sent to
Hon. A. Tuck
House of Reps
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Recorded on Role of Pensioners under act
February 2, 1848, Page 64 Vol. 1
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3907
Widow Church
Mary Church
Wid of Nath'l
NH
Ad July 7, 1838

F Cogswell--
J Y Demitt
Madbury NH
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Declaration

State of New Hampshire
Strafford County  fs.   On this 14th day of November AD 1838. Before the Subscriber, a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas it being a court of Record in and for said County of Strafford, personally appeared Mary Church a resident of Dover in said County who, first being Duly Sworn according to Law, doth on her oath make the following Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress pafsed July 7th 1838 entitled An Act granting half pay and Pensions to certain Widows.

That she is the widow of Nathaniel Church late of Osipee in said County of Strafford deceased and late a revolutionary Pensioner of the United States. Who was a private soldier in the Revolutionary Army of the United States and lost his leg at Rhode Island while in the service under Captain Peter Drown. She declares that she cannot state all the particulars of all the service  her husband performed, nor the different officers under which her late husband served; but she declares that her husband the Said Nathaniel Church was a Pensioner at the time of his decease that he drew a pension of ninety six dollars per Annum payable in Portsmouth New Hampshire. That at the time her husband first entered the service, and until within about seven years of his death he lived in Barrington New Hampshire
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She further declares that she was married to the said Nathaniel Church on the thirteenth day of November Seventeen hundred and Eighty three. That her husband the said Nathaniel Church died at said Osipee on the Eighteenth day of February AD 1826 of Consumption. That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January AD 1794 being at the time above stated. 
She further declares that she has not intermarried but continues the widow of the said Nathaniel Church that previous to her marriage to the said Nathaniel Church her name was Mary Leighton and that she was Seventy eight years old the twenty second day of October AD 1838

Mary Church X her mark

Witnesses Abigail Church
Ezekiel Hurd
State of New Hampshire Strafford

Nov 12, 1838  Then the above named Mary Church personally appeared and made solemn oath to the truth of the above declaration by her subscribed Ezekiel Hurd one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas
I hereby certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court
Ezekiel Hurd Judge of the Court of Common Pleas
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State of New Hampshire  Strafford County 
I Francis Cogswell, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County hereby certify that Esekiel Hurd is a Justice of said Court duly Commissioned and qualified, that his Commission was dated on the 25th day of June 1838 and will  continue in force until he attains the age of seventy years. I also certify that I am well acquainted with his handwriting and have no doubt that the foregoing signature purporting to be his are genuine. 

I therefore certify they are genuine, given under my hand & Seal of said Court this third day of June 1839. 
F Cogswell, Clerk.

[illegible seal affixed to the left of the above paragraph]

State of New Hampshire Strafford County I Francis Cogswell Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County hereby certify that Ezekiel Hurd, Esquire is a Judge of said Court and that I believe the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine - 

In testimony whereof I have hereto set my name and Seal of said court this fourth day of December A.D. 1838 - 
F Cogswell Clerk

[illegible seal affixed to the left of the above paragraph]
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Extracts from the Records of the town of Madbury in the County of Strafford, and State of New Hampshire, under the head of Marriages by the Rev'd William Hooper, an ordained Minister of the Gospel

Joseph Place and Molly Pinkham, both of Madbury June Eighteenth Seventeen hundred and Eighty three.  Jon'co   To them and Sarah Pinkham, both of Madbury, Aug Sixth Seventeen hundred and Eighty three.
"Ebenezer Crummet and Hannah Hearn Both of Durham October Six--------year Obliterated.
"Nathaniel Church of Barrington, Mary Leighton of Madbury,        day, month and year. Obliterated
Jedediah Leighton and Rebecca Swain both of Barrington  April twentieth Seventeen hundred and Eighty four

I Joseph C Demeritt, Town Clerk of Madbury aforesaid hereby certify that the foregoing are true Extracts from the Original Records of Said town of Madbury, with the exception of the dates which are exprefsed on the Records in fair ledgible figures as follows

Joseph Place and Molly Pinkham both of Madbury    June 18th 1783

Jon'a Luthers and Sarah Pinkham both of Madbury    August 6th  1783

Ebenezer Crummet and Hannah Hearn both of Durham    October Sixth--year Obliterated

Nathaniel Church of Barrington, Mary Leighton of Madbury  Month, day and year obliterated

Jedediah Leighton and Rebecca Swain both of Barrington   April 20th 1784
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James Y Demeritt  ) Town Clerk of Madbury aforesaid

I James Y Demeritt of Madbury New Hampshire depose and say That I hold the Office of Town Clerk of Said Madbury and that the foregoing extracts are true from the original Records of Said town with the exception of the dates as certified by me.  I further depose and say that I have no doubt that the marriage of Nathaniel Church and Mary Leighton was recorded prior to that of Jedediah Leighton and Rebecca Swain and that it took place previous to April twentieth Seventeen hundred and Eighty four.
James Y Demeritt  )Clerk of the Town of Madbury

State of New Hampshire
Strafford  fs --

Sworn to by the above named James Y. Demeritt who is a man ot truth and eracity this fourth day of December AD. 1838--
Before me.  Francis Cogswell, Jus Peace.
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State of New Hampshire
Strafford County  fs.

I Francis Cogswell Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature for said County hereby certify that Francis Cogswell is a Justice of the Peace duly Commissioned and qualified, that his Commission is dated on the nineteenth day of May 1836 and will expire on the 18th day of May 1841 and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine.

Given under my hand and Seal of said Court this third day of June 1839--
F Cogswell, Clerk

[illegible seal affixed to the left of the above paragraph]

State of New Hampshire
Strafford  fs.

I Francis Cogswell Clerk of the Superior Court for said County hereby certify that Francis Cogswell is a Magistrate as above and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine.

Witnefs my hand and seal of said Court this fourth day of December A.D. 1838--
F Cogswell, Clerk

[illegible seal affixed in the bottom left corner of page]
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I Aaron Leighton of Dover in the County of Strafford & State of New Hampshire aged Sixty two years testify and say that I am a brother of Mary Church of Said Dover, widow of Nathaniel Church late of Ossipee in said County deceased & formerly of Barrington in said County; they lived together as husband & wife for about forty years previous to his death & were always during that tie reputed to be married;  Said Mary has remained a widow ever since the death of said Nathaniel.--
Aaron Leighton

State of New Hampshire
Strafford  fs.

On the 19th of November AD 1838 the above named Aaron Leighton, whose statements are entitled to credit, appeared and made Solemn oath to the foregoing affidavit.   before me
Thomas E Sawyer, Justice for the Peace

State of New Hampshire
Strafford fs.

I Francis Cogswell Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature for Said County hereby certify that Thomas E. Sawyer Esquire is a Magistrate as above and that I believe the above signature purporting to be his is genuine.

Witnefs my hand and Seal of said Court this fourth day of December A.D. 1838--
F Cogswell, Clerk

[illegible seal affixed to the left of the above paragraph]
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State of New Hampshire
Strafford County fs.

I Francis Cogswell Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature for said County hereby certify that Thomas E. Sawyer is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly Commissioned and qualified, That his Commission was dated on the fifteenth day of June A.D. 1835 and will expire on the first day of June 1840 and that he acknowledged the within signature to be his before me.  I further certify that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and have no doubt the within signature purporting to be his is genuine.  I therefore certify the same to be genuine.

Given under my hand and Seal of said Court this third day of June 1839.
F Cogswell, Clerk.

[illegible seal affixed to the left of the above paragraph]
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Rev  WIDOW, &c.
_______________
File No.  20,851

Mary Church
wid of
Nathaniel Church
Priv Rev War
_______________

Act:  Feb. 2d  '48

Index:--Vol. A, Page 132

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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2965
New Hampshire Portsmouth
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Mary Church
widow of Nathaniel
who was a private
in the N.H. Militia
Incr from $53.22
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Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
96 Dollars 00-----
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843.
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Certificate of Pension issued the
27th day of Sept'r. 1850
and sent to
Hon A. Tuck
House of Reps
======================
[Acts of March 3, 1843, and June
17, 1844.]

Recorded in Book A.
Vol. 2.   Page 14
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[left side of page]
D Murray  18 Jany 1841

[right side of page]

New Hampshire
5429
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Mary Church
widow of Nathaniel Church, dec.
who was a pensioner under the Act of 23 April 1808 and who died on the 18 February 1826 of Strafford Co. in the State of N. Hampshire
who was a private in the Compy commanded
by Captain Emerson of the Regt commanded
by Col. Tash in the N.H. Mil'a line for 8 mo 29 ds.
=========================
Inscribed on the Roll of Portsmouth
at the rate of 29 Dollars 89 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
=========================
Certificate of Pension ifsued the 22 day of May
1840 & sent to D Murray, Esqr.  New Market, N. Hampshire
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Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1840       $ 119.56
Semi=annual allowance ending 
4 Sept. '40........................................................14.94
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........................................................................$134.50
........................................................................======
(Act July 7,   )
( 1838.         )

Recorded by D. McCurdy Clerk,
Book A.   Vol. 1,   Page 48.
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2965 [top right] New Hampshire Ports
Mary Church  Nathl. Church Private N.H. Militia
for 15mo & 29 [illegible] 53 & 22  29th Nov. 1843 N. Eastman, Farmington N. H.
Book A Vol. 1 Page 23
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Reported Let. to Hon. Amos Tuck. Sept. 14/50  
445  New Hampshire Port  Mary Church Nathaniel Church private 53 Dollars 22 Cents 
23 June 1848  Hon. C. H. Peaslee  H of R
Page 63 Vol. 1.
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5429 [top right] New Hampshire Mary Church 
Nathaniel Church, dec. 25 Apl 1808  
18 February 1826 Strafford N. H. private compy
Emerson regt. Col. Tash N.H. Mil. 15 mo. 29 ds
Portsmouth 53 22 1836 Inc. from $29.89 
26 Feby 1841, I sent to L. Murray,  New Market, N.H.  4th day of Mar. 1841 $266.11 Deduct former payments  D. McCurdy A. 1. 48
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New Hampshire, Portsmouth Mary Church 
Nathaniel Church 25 April 1808, 18th February 1826 Strafford Co. New Hampshire private Company Emerson Regt. Col Tash N. Hampshire
Portsmouth 96 Dollars 00 Cents Inc from $53.22 27th Sept. 1850 sent to Hon A. Tuck House of Reps [illegible] H.R. Weightman 
Book D Vol. 1 Page 47
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Mary Church applied under Act July 4, 1836 
No. 3125 - Her papers were returned J.P. Hale to be used in the prosecution of Saml Prescott for forging a certificate of her [illegible] [illegible] to J W Hale the Distr Atty Feb7 1838 
Let to Hon J. A. Eastman 2nd Janry 1840
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If there are any papers of Nathl (Nathaniel) Church of (illegible) on Invalid pension, on file, send what there are          
               HHS (abbreviated name)
1826  83

I can find no papers of Nathl. Church at all
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Payment to be made
at Portsmouth
by I. (Isaac) Waldron
Agent for paying pensioners, in the Agency of
P. (Portsmouth) New Hampshire

Payable on the 4th March and 4th September in each year.

Recorded in the Pension Office, in Book A, Vol. 1.
Page 48 by
D. McCurdy
Clerk.
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WAR DEPARTMENT
Five years' Pension

I certify that in conformity with the act of July 7, 1838, Mary Church of New Hampshire, - widow of Nathaniel Church, deceased, - who was a private in the Revolution, - and died on the eighteenth day of February 1826, - is entitled to receive five years' pension at the rate of twenty nine dollars and eighty nine cents per annum, commencing on the fourth day of March, 1836; and in case of the death or marriage of said widow before the expiration of said five years, the pension will cease on the day of such marriage or death.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this twenty second day of May, one thousand eight hundred and forty.
J. R. Poinsett
Secretary of War.

Examined and 
Countersigned.    J.L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.
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E
9, Oct 1843
SEAL DOVER OCT 4 N.H.

Mary Church
Act 1843

Return case

*sideways
James L. Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
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Pension Office, September 26, 1843.
Sir, I herewith return the declaration of Mary Church, that the magistrate may certify that the declarant is personally know to him.  I am respectfully, Your Obt. Servt. J.L. Edwards
Having procured Mr. Demeritt's signature I now return the paper - N. Eastman 
N. Eastman, Esq. Farmington, N. Hampshire
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Dover N. Hampshire
3 June 1839 -

Dear Sir,

I enclose these papers at the request of James M. (Madison) Demeritt Esquire of Madbury N.H. with a request that the result might be transmitted to him.

Resply (Respectfully) yours
F. Cogswell
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3907
Mary Church
wid (widow) of Nathl (Nathaniel)
NH
Act July 7 1832
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To be filed with
declaration of Widow
Mary Clough left
at the Department
by C H Peaslee on
Tuesday June 20
1848
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New Hampshire
Dover  June 8/48

Hon J L Edwards
Pension Office
Washington D.C.

D'r Sir

Enclosed you will find a declaration of Wid. Mary Church of Barrington under Act Feby 2 1848 for a pension.  From your circular I suppose no other evidence is necessary to entitle her to a certificate--If so I will thank you to send the same to me by mail.

Her husband was an invalid [word underlined] pensioner & drew upwards of 90$ as she says--having lost a leg in the Service.  Is she not entitled to the same amount as her husband drew?

Resp'ly Yr Obt Ser't
C.W. Woodman
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Pension Office, 18 January 1841.

Sir,

I have re'd. your letter accompanied by the certificate of the Secretary of State, showing the service of Nathaniel Church in 1775.  It will be proper for the widow, as she mentioned no such service in her original declaration, to make a supplementary declaration setting forth the service now claimed.

I am respectfully
Your obt. servt.
J L Edwards

David Murray, Esq
New Market,
New Hampshire.
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Incr'd to $96 per
annum, ded'g former payts.
at $53:22 per annum

Acts
38
43 & 44
48.

Portsmouth Roll

Hon. A. Tuck,
H of R
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Washington  Sept. 25, 1850.

Dear Sir,

The enclosed letter which you sent me Sept. 14, 1850--will explain the reason for which I send back the Pension Certificate of Mrs. Church--

Please to send me a certificate by which she can know her arrears, and her future increase of Pension--

Yours Respectfully,
Amos Tuck--

Hon J.L. Edwards,   )
Comm. Pensions    )
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Mary Church
NH
Wid of Nath'l.

Allow   $53.22

Increas.d from
$29.89 per ann
for 7 mos pen in 1775
nor before established

See Sec Cert within

27.89
23.37
_________
53.22

Dav'd Murray Esq
New Market
NH
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House Reps.  Sept. 12, 1850--

Dear Sir,

Mary Church of Barrington N. Hamp. widow of a Revolutionary Pensioner, who lost a leg in the War, now receives a pension of 53 22/100 per annum--I wish an examination made into her case, and a statement made, why she is not entitled to, at least, $96 per year, and why she was not put upon the roll at an earlier period than she was--
Yours respectfully,
Amos Tuck

Hon. J.L. Edwards      )
Commr. of Pensions  )
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Widow Church
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New Market NH   Decr 16, 1840

Sir

Enclosed is evidence of Service of Nath'l Church late of Barrington dec'd to his widow not allowed
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I.A. Eastman
H.R.

NAA

Go. W Crump Esq
Act Commr Pensions
Washington

Church

Hon. I.A. Eastman
HR


[written vertically on left side of page]
Dec 27
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House of Reps--
Washington 27th Dec 1839

Sir,

I enclose for your consideration a letter received from one of my constituents and shall be pleased to have you communicate to me anything in regard to the case of  which it speaks--

Yours very respectfully
Ira A. Eastman

Geo. W. Crump Esqr.
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Payment to be made at Portsmouth
by Richard Jenness Esq
Agent for paying Pensioners, in the
Agency of New Hampshire

Payable on the 4th September and 4th
March

Recorded in the Pension Office on the
Roll of Pensioners under act February
2d, 1848, Page 63   Vol. 1

Leo. Jenkins  Clerk.
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
WIDOW'S PENSION.
________________________
I certify that in conformity with the act of February 2d, 1848,

Mary Church, widow of Nathaniel Church
who was a private in the revolutionary war,
is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of
fifty three dollars and twenty two cents per annum, commencing on the 4th of March, 1848, and continuing for life, unless she should again marry; in which case the Pension is not payable after the time of such marriage.

Given at the War Office of the United States this twenty third day of June one thousand eight hundred and forty eight.

E. L. Marcy
Secretary of War.

[illegible seal affixed to the left of the above paragraph]

Examined and Countersigned.
J l Edwards
commissioner of Pensions.

[
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Pension Office.
September 14, 1830.

Sir,

In answer to your letter of the 12th instant, respecting the case of Mary Church, widow of Nathaniel Church, I have the honor to inform you that if she will return the certificate she now holds, her pension will be increased.

It appears from the papers on file in this office that Mrs. Church was not married prior to her husband's leaving the service.  She was, therefore, entitled to a pension under the act of 7th July, 1838, under which act the pension commences only from the 4th March, 1836.

I have the honor to be very respectfully your Obt. Serv't.
JL Edwards

Hon. Amos Tuck,
House Representatives
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Return this to
Mr. Eastman
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Dover N.H.  Dec. 18. 1839

Hon Ira A. Eastman,

D'r. Sir,

James Y. Demeritt, Esquire, of Madbury, has been at my office this afternoon and says that nearly or quite a year ago he forwarded to Washington, the Pension Office, the Papers of Mary Church widow of Nathaniel Church for a Pension under act of 1838.  That the papers were returned in May or early in June in order to be authenticated agreeably to the fule of May 11.  I think, That he got them so authenticated and sent them on, probably in June, and has not since heard from them--

He wished me to ascertain from the Department if they have been received and if so if any action has been had on them.

Will you please ascertain from the Department, and let me know the result--

Very Resply yours
F Cogswell.
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Apl 27, 1840

NH
Add proof
Mrs. Church
wid: of Nath'l.

[following written vertically on page]

New Market  NH
Apl  22d

Free

James L Edwards Esqr.
Comm'r of Pensions
Washington
DC
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Newmarket NH   Apl 22, 1840

Sir--

Enclosed is further evidence of the Service of Nath'l Church a private from Barrington Who was wounded at Rhode Island in 1778 under Capt Peter Drow, Peabodys Regt.--The claim of his widow was forwarded by James Y Demeritt of Madbury NH--The certificate may be sent to the Subscriber or to Frances Cogswell Esqr of Dover, Clerk of the Court Strafford County--

I am very respectfully
your Obt. Servt:
David Murray

James L Edwards Esq
Commi'r of Pensions
Washington
D.C.
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I Eleazer Bennet of Durham, County of Strafford and State of New Hampshire, aged Eighty Eight years and upwards, depose and Say That I was a private Soldier under Captain Smith Emerson, Lt Joseph Thomas and Ensign John Church in Col'o Thomas Tashs Regiment of New York about four months priv.  September 1776 and that I was well aquainted with Nathaniel Church who was also a private in Said Company from the town Barrington.  Said Nath'l Church was afterward wounded at Rhode Island and lost one of his legs.
Eleazer Bennett

State of New Hampshire
Durham  April 20 1840.

Subscribed and Sworn to by the Said Eleazer Bennett who I hereby certify is a respectable, inteligent witnefs.
Before me
David Murray Notary Public.

429
4--
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829
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CO

David Murray Esqr.
New Market
NH
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Muster Roll of Capt. Smith Emerson, Company in the second Regiment in the State of New Hampshire to Join the Continental Army at New York.  Mustered & paid by Stephen Evans  September 16th 1776

Names--Nath'l Church, Bounty L 6-0-0 [illegible] 2-13-4   Sum Total L 8-13-4

State of New Hampshire
Office of Secretary of State
April 14, 1840.

I hereby certify the foregoing to be a true extract from the original now on Record in this office & that the Roll of Smith Emersons Company contains the names of forty eight men including that that of Nath'l church

In testimony of the foregoing I have herewith affixed the Seal of said State
Josiah Stevens Jr.
Sec'y of State

[illegible seal affixed to the left of the above paragraph]
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Sir I have this moment found the name of Nath'l Church & believe that it will be important to the Witness  I give it without delay
Respectfully
J Stevens Jr.
Jus. S// /.
Page 49

I James Y. Demeritt of Madbury in the County of Strafford and State of New Hampshire depose and say that I held the office of Clerk of said Madbury for the year 1837 that some time in that year the Records of said Town of Madbury were mutilated in such a maner as to obliterate the date of the month and of the year of the record of the marriage of Nathaniel Church and Mary Leighton that said mutilation led to the detection and conviction of Samuel Prescot for altering and forging a certificate of the marriage of the said Nathaniel Church and Mary Leighton.
James Y. Demeritt

State of New Hampshire
Strafford fs.

On this eighth day of December 1838 the above named James Y. Demeritt who is a man of truth & veracity personally appeared and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed
Before me--
F. Cogswell, Jus Peace--
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State of New Hampshire
Strafford County fs.

I Francis Cogswell Clerk of the Superior Court for said County hereby certify that Francis Cogswell is an acting justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified, that his Commission was dated on the 19th day of May 1836 and will expire on the 18th day of May 1841 and that his signature within written is genuine.

Given under my hand and Seal of said Court this third day of June 1839.
F Cogswell, Clerk

[illegible stamp affixed to the left of the above paragraph]

State of New Hampshire
Strafford fs.

I Francis Cogswell Clerk of the Superior Court for said County hereby certify that Francis Cogswell within named is a Magistrate as within and that the within signature purporting to be his is genuine.

Witnefs my name & seal of said Court this eighth day of December A.D. 1838
F Cogswell, Clerk.

[illegible seal affixed to the left of the above paragraph]
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I, Betsey Norton of Madbury in the State of New Hampshire aged seventy four years depose and say that I have been acquainted with Mary Church Widow of Nathaniel Church late of Ossipee and formerly of Barrington, deceased from her childhood up to the present time.  That I was present when the said Nathaniel Church was married to the said Mary, her maiden name was Leighton, of said Madbury; the marriage took place to the best of my knowledge some time in the year seventeen hundred and eighty three or seventeen hundred and eighty four.  That to my knowledge the said Mary has never intermarried but continues the widow of the said Nathaniel Church and now lives in Dover, New Hampshire.  That to the best of my recollection the marriage of the said Nathaniel Church and Mary took place about five years previous to that of my own marriage which took place in August seventeen hundred and eighty eight
the mark of X  Betsey Norton

Strafford S.S.  December 6th AD 1838.

Subscribed and sworn on the day and year above written
Before me
James Y. Demeritt, Justice of the Peace
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I hereby certify that the character of the above deponent for truth and veracity is good
James Y. Demeritt  Justice of the Peace

State of New Hampshire
Strafford  fs.

I Francis Cogswell Clerk of the Superior Court for said County hereby certify that James Y. Demeritt is a Magistrate as above and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine.

Witnefs my hand and Seal of said Court this eighth day of December 1838--
F Cogswell, Clerk.

[illegible seal affixed to the left of the above paragraph]
Page 53

State of New Hampshire
Strafford County fs.

I Francis Cogswell Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature for said County hereby certify that James Y. Demeritt is an acting justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified, that his commission was dated on the seventeenth day of June 1837 and will expire on the sixteenth day of June 1842 and that he acknowledge before me this day that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine.  I also certify that I am well acquainted with his signatures and have no doubt the said signatures are genuine & I therefore certify that they are genuine.

Witnefs my name and Seal of Office this third day of June 1839--
F Cogswell  Clerk

[illegible seal affixed to the left of the above paragraph]
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CO

[Stamp, reading "CONCORD N.H.  JUL 18"]

David Murray Esqr.
New Market
NH.

[written upside down at bottom of page]
Nath'l Church
Page 55

A list of Benj'n Frenchs Company June 13-1775

Mens Names, Nathaniel Church Age 24--occupation, Yeoman--Place of abode, Barington--County, Strafford

State of of New Hampshire
Office of Secretary of State
July 11--1840

I hereby Certify that the foregoing is a true extract from the original now in this office.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the Seal of said State.
Josiah Stevens Jr.
Sec'y of State

[illegible seal affixed in lower right corner of page]
Page 56

June  22/48

N Hampshire

Mary Church
for Pension

Smith
Act '48

admitted

Hon. C.H. Peaslee H.R.

C H Peaslee
Page 57

Declaration

In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of 2d February 1848 entitled "An act making further provision for surviving Widows and Soldiers of the Revolution"

State of New Hampshire
Strafford  ss.

On this first day of June A.D. (1848) one thousand eight hundred and forty eight personally appeared before the Judge of Probate of said County of Strafford Mary Church a resident of Barrington in said County aged Eighty seven years in October last, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth in her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 2d February 1848 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War.  That she is the widow of Nathaniel Church who was a soldier in Capt Peter Drowns Company and Col. Peabodys Regiment  That she said Mary Church has heretofore received a pension of fifty three dollars twenty two cents per year under a previous act of Congress--

She further declares that she is still a widow 
Mary  X her mark  Church

Witnefs  Thos. G. Salter

Subscribed & Sworn to the 1st day ["& year" stricken out] of June 1848
Before me
CW Woodman  Judge of Probate
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State of New Hampshire
Strafford fs.

I Enoch Berry Register of Probate for the County of Strafford aforesaid do certify that Charles W Woodman is Judge of Probate in & for said County & that his signature aforesaid is genuine--

In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand & affixed the Seal of the Court of Probate aforesaid this 1st day of June A.D. 1848
Enoch Berry Reg'r.

[illegible seal affixed at the left of the above signature]
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State of New Hampshire
Strafford County fs.

On this 27th day of January one thousand Eight hundred and forty one before the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas begun and holden at Dover in said county of Strafford on the 3d Tuesday of January A.D. 1841 personally appeared Mary Church, a resident in Madbury in said County aged Eighty years who first being duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain an increase of Pension under the "Act of July 7, 1838."  That her late husband Nathaniel Church served as a private under Captain Benjamin Titcomb in Col'o Enoch Poors Regiment in 1775 for which she has not been allowed--
Mary X her mark Church

Attest--F. Cogswell
David Murray

State of New Hampshire
Strafford County fs.

Court of Common Pleas
January Term AD  1841.

On this twenty seventh day of January A.D. 1841 the above named Mary Church appeared in open Court and subscribed and made oath to the truth of her said Declaration--

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of Said Court this 27th January AD 1841.
F. Cogswell Clerk.

[illegible seal affixed to the left of the above paragraph]
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4670

Mary Churchs
Declaration under
the Act of 1843--

53.22

N. Eastman
Farmington
N.H.
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Declaration

In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 3d March 1843, granting Pensions for one year to certain Widows, who have received pensions under the act of July 7th 1838

State of New Hampshire
Strafford County fs.

On this eighth day of August A.D. 1843, personally appeared before the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace within and for the said County of Strafford Mary Church a resident of Madbury in the County of Strafford aforesaid aged eighty two years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed on the 3d. March 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war.  That she is the widow of Nathaniel Church who was a private in the army of the Revolution and served at different periods, in different places and under different Captains, at Cambridge in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and at Rhode Island.  His Captains were according to the best of her ["my" stricken out] recollection, Benjamin Titcomb, John Drew and Peter Drown all of New Hampshire and that she received according to the best of her recollection fifty three dollars and ninety eight cents, as the annual amount of a pension due her under the act of Congress of July 7th 1838--

She further declares that she is still a widow
Mary X her mark Church

Signed in presence of us
Nehemiah Eastman
James Y. Demeritt

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me
James Y. Demeritt - Justice of the Peace

[all the following marked through with large "X's"]
And I further certify that I am personally acquainted named Mary Church
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and I further certify that I am personally acquainted with the within named Mary Church and know her to be the identical person, who was the wife and is now the widow of Nathaniel Church as the said Declarant has in her said declaration set forth.
James Y. Demeritt  Jus. Peace--

State of New Hampshire
Strafford County, SS.

I, John H. Smith, clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, for said county hereby certify that James Y. Demeritt is a Justice of the Peace within and for said county, duly commissioned and qualified that his commission is dated June 14th A.D. 1842 and will expire June 13th A.D. 1847, and that the within signatures, purporting to be his, are genuine.--

In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this ninth day of August A.D. 1843.
John H. Smith, Clerk

[illegible seal affixed to the left of the above paragraph]