Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5412, for Ziba Huntington, New Hampshire
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( 2 - 1776 )
SERVICE
N. H.
Huntington,
Ziba
NUMBER
R. 5412
CONTENTS
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32.612
Honbl Ziba Huntington,
Applicatino for Pension under the Act of Janey 1832
New Hampshire

Suspended
let Hon H Hubbard
9 Fby 1835
let [illegible] 5 december 35
Hon H. Hubbard
HR
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declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 1832
State of New Hampshire
County of Grafton ss
On this 1st day of November 1834 personally appeared in
before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common
Pleas for said County of Grafton Ziba Huntington a
resident of Lebanon in the County of Grafton and State of
Newhampshire aged 74 years who being first duly
according to law doth on his oath make the following
declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of
Congress passed June 7 1832
that he entered the service of the United States under the
following named officers and served as herein stated
that in the year 1780 or 1781, he was a member of Company
of Newhampshire Militia in said Lebanon Commanded by
Captain Samuel Paine and according to the best of
this recollection he was holden at least six months in
said Company, to keep guard and do other Miller
duty on the frontier of said state. that he was at Royal
Vermont at the time the motions burned that place
that he was on the frank Guard of the main body of
Militia that drove the savages from their encamp
night and drove them from that region
served at this time six months
further states that in the year following held as slated
with several other from said Lebanon and was stationed
at Newbury in Vermont for the purpose of keeping guard
and scouting for motion, and tories being the term
for what we were holden at this time was there
and during said term I performed the duty of a Sargeant
Cap Charles Nelson was Captain & Murch Lieutenant
In answer to the interrogatories prescribed by the war
Department, says
that he was born at Norwich Conn in the year 1760
knows of no record of his age
was living at Let now County of Grafton & State of New
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Hampshire and has resided there to this day
does not positively recollect, but believes he was drafted
or detached both time
Colo House commanded at Rogelion. Tichnor
& Estabrook were lieutenants, there were no other
officers at Newbury than are before mentioned
He never had a written discharge as he recollects
He has no documentary evidence whatever
He is well acquainted with the Revd Phineas Corke
and Timothy Kenrick Esq who will testify as to his character
and their belief in his services as a soldier of the Revolution
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension
or annuity except the present, and declares that his name
is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any State
Sworn to and subscribed the day
and year aforesaid
[signature] Ziba Huntington

We Phineas Cooke
residing in Lebanon and Timothy Kenrick residing in Lebanon hereby certify that we
are well acquainted with Ziba Huntington who has subscribed
& sworn to the above declaration; that we believe
him to be 74 years of age. that he is reputed and believed
in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a
soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn & Subscribed the day and year aforesaid
[signature] Phineas Cooke
[signature] Timothy Kenrick

And the said Judge does hereby declare his opinion after the
investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war
Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier & served as he
States, and the said Judge further certifies that it appears to him that the Revd
Phineas Cooke who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the town of
Lebanon and that Timothy Kennick who has also signed the same is a resident in
the same town [illegible] of and are credible persons, and that their statements
is entitled to credit
I Elijah Blaisdell a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for the County
of Grafton, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original firing
of the said Judge in the matter of the application of Ziba Huntington for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this first
of November A D 1834-
[signature] Elijah Blondell
I further certify that by reason of old age & other bodily infirmity
the said Huntinton is unable in my opinion to attend Court.
[signature] Elijah Bloddell
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State of New Hampshire
Grafton ss
I Stephen P Webster Clerk of the Court of Common
Pleas within & for the County of Grafton do hereby
certify that Elijah Blaisdell Esqr before whom
the foregoing Declaration was made, is one of
the Justices of said Court of Common Pleas in &
for said County and that his signature afore
written is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
the seal of said Court this sixth day of November
Anno Domini 1834 at Plymouth in said County
[signature] S. P. Webster Clk
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[stamp] REJECTED

inlisted:
Alleges:
Attorney:
Acts
Zi
Ex'r.
OLD WAR.
No. 5412
of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
Co Huntington
N H
Service: Revolutionary
Discharged:
Application filed:
Re-enlisted:
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relates to 5412
Ziba Huntington
taken from 20 15 412
Joseph Downs
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Lebanon NH May 1 1851
JE Heath Commissioner of Pensions-
Sir
Having heretofore been the agent
for the unadmitted claim of Ziba Huntington of
Lebanon N for Pension under the act of June
7, 1832, & now wish for the assistance of -
HH Sylvester Esq of Washington DC as the agent of
said claim. You will please to consider him
as the Agent for said purpose
Very Respecfully your
[signature] Timothy Kenrick
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I Salmon Dow of Hanover in the County of
Grafton and State of Newhampshire of
lawfull age testify and say that recording
to my best recollection in the year seventeen
hundred eighty one, I was detached from the
company of Militia in Hanover to which I
then belonged and was stationed all Newbury
in Vermont, and was there associated with
those detached from other
Towns, we were there
under the command of a Captain
Nelson of Lime in said County
of Grafton and a
Lieutenant Munk of said Hanover
both of which have for a long time been dead. I think
we were holden for not less than one month
nor more than three months; others say it was three
but I am not positive as to the length of time
I further say that Ziba Huntington of Lebanon
in said County was one of the detached party
and did Sargeants duty at the time
[signature] Salmon Dow
Sworn and subscribed to this 21 day of October AD 1834

In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed my notarial
seal at Lebanon in the County of Grafton
and State of New Hampshire this
21st day of October AD 1834
Timothy Kenrick Notary Public
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I Joseph Dawner of Lebanon in the County of Grafton and State of Newhampshire of lawfull age testify and say that previous to and after the year seventeen hundred and eighty, I belonged to a company of militia commanded by Captain Samuel Paine of said Lebabon that I was called upon and specially holden at one time for six months and called on to keep guard and do other duty as a soldier. That I was at Royalton in Vermont after the Indians & Tories pilaged and burnt the Town and was one of the party and on the flank guard that drove them from their encampment in the night. I further say that the year afterwards I was d3tached from said company for three months and stationed at Newbury in Vermont for the purpose of scouting for Tories and Indians and guarding the Inhabitants for which service I am enrolled on the Pension list of the United States - I further say that Ziba Huntington of Lebanon was a member of said company at the time and was with [illegible] in both towns, and I believe he did the duty of a Sargeant
[signature] Joseph Dawner
Sworn and subscribed to this 22 day of October AD 1832, 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my notorial seal at Lebanon in the County of Grafton and State of NewHampshire this 22 day of October AD 1834
[signature] Timothy Kenrick Notary Public
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I Martin Dewey of Lawfull age testify and say that at the time in the Revolutionary War that the Indians and Tories plundered and burnt the town of Royalton in the State of Vermont I was a soldier in a company of Militia in the Town of Lebanon in Newhampshire commanded by Capt Samuel Paine and was holden at least six months for the purpose of keeping guard and other soldier like duty. for which and other service I am enrolled on the Pension list of the United States
I further say that I have not the least doubt but what Ziba Huntington who was a member of said company at the time was in actual service and did perform both the tours of duty as Joseph Downer has stated in his affidavit
[signature] Martin Dewey
sworn and subscribed to this 22d day of October AD 1834 In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my material seal at Lebabon in the county of Grafton and State of NewHampshire this 22d day of October AD 1834
[signature] Timothy Kennrick Notary Public