Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 6,226, for Benjamin Taylor, New Hampshire
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(3-1776)
SERVICE N.H. 
Taylor, Benjamin
NUMBER W. 6.226
Anna
CONTENTS
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Rep[?]
Jany  [?]
27[?]4
[?][?]
Anna Taylor
widow of Benjamin Taylor
NH 
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 
80 Dollars -
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 11th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the
2d day of Jany 1849
and sent to 
pensioner
[?] 
[?]
Recorded on the roll of Pensioners under act
February 2, 1848, Page 264 Vol. [?]
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10
22
D.S. Bell. Esq.
Urbana
Ohio
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State of Massachusetts
Essex County

I Daniel Fitz, pastor of the South Church in Ipswich in the county & commonwealth aforesaid, do hereby certify that the following is a true copy from the records of said church then kept by Rev. Joseph Dana, pastor at that time, of said church & my predecessor in office, viz, married "Benjamin Taylor Jr of Dunstable and Anna Low" August sixth seventeen hundred & eighty-two with the exception of the date which is expressed in said records in fair legible figures viz 1782 August 6.

Ipswich Oct 22, 1846

Daniel Fitz pastor of said church

I Caniel Fitz above named depose and say that I hold the office of pastor of said church in the town, county & state aforesaid & that the above is a true extract from the records of said church, with the exception above named as certified by me.

Ipswich Oct 22, 1846
Daniel Fitz, Pastor of said church

State of Massachusetts
Esses County

Sworn to and subscribed this 22nd of October AD 1846 in due form of law before me.

James Gregory - J of the Peace
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
County of Essex, ss. Probate office.
I Nathaniel Lord junior, register of probate for
said county, hereby certify, that James Gregory esquire,
before whom the oath of the [reverend?] Daniel Fitz
within named to the truth of his certificate within
written, is a justice of the peace for said county, and
duly qualified to administer oaths. I also certify, that
said Daniel Fitz is a clergyman of Ipswich in said
county, and pastor of the south church in said Ipswich, 
to me well known as such. 

Given under my hand and seal of office this
twenty second day fo October, A.D. 1846.
Nathl. Lord Jrs
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Mr. Bell,
I suppose the above will be all
that you want. The regular fees of the justice
for his services is 25 cents & the legal pay
of the Register of Probate for his services is
50 cents. I have spent some time in
obtaining the record & preparing the papers
& you may send me what you
please. I have had to travel more than
a mile. I ask not for great pay.
I am happy to aid you & the [memorable?]
lady. 
Very respectfully
Daniel Fitz.
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9126
Ohio
from Maine to
Benjamin Taylor
of [?] in the Dist [the word state was crossed out] of Maine
who was a private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Cilley of the N. Hampshire
line, for the term of three years.
Inscribed on the Roll of the Dist. of Maine
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 9th of April, 1818 -
Certificate of Pension issued the 9th of Apl 1819
and sent to M. Kinsley, Esq
Hamp[?], Maine
Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819. 10 and 22/[?] 86.89
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4th Sept. 1819 48.00
$: 134:89
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}

Continued
[?] sent to [?]
[?] 14 July 18[20?]
[?]

Transferred to Ohio, and
[Pensioner?] notified on
27. November- 1832.
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[?] MARRIAGE [?]
August 6 
1782
[column headings: NAMES. BIRTHS. month. Day. Year. DEATHS.Month. Day. Year.]
Benjamin Taylor March 8 1759
Anna Taylor Novr 15 1761
 Cyrus Taylor May 8 1783
Thomas Taylor April 10 1785 May 8 1805
Nancy Taylor April 19 1787
Benjamin Taylor Junior June 29 1789 May 15 1809
Betsy B. taylor Feby 27 1792 Sept 10 1819
Daniel W. Taylor Oct. 29 1794
Martha Taylor May 20 1797 Jan. 13 1799
Luther Taylor Jan 14 1800
[Almira?] M Taylor Oct 25 1803 [?]
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[?]  MARRIAGES.
[Column names: NAMES Month Day Year.]

Daniel W. Taylor To Sophia P[?]} Nov. 30 1820
Nathan [?] [?] To Almira M. Taylor} Nov. 13 1822
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Benjamin Taylor
Act 1818
$9[6?] -
Maine rolls = transferred to Ohio -
Date of Death or last payment? H.C.W.
Died 2d Feb. 1839.
Paid to his death
BL [?]
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Benjamin Taylor
application for [?]
[?] on 27. [?] 1833
Sep. 22
The Honbl[?]
Lewis Cass
Secy of War
Washington
[?]

[postmark [?]]
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The State of Ohio
City of Cincinnati } Sct
On this fifteenth day of September
1821 before me the subscriber Mayor of the City
aforesaid personally appeared Benjamin Taylor
who on his oath declares that he is the same person
who formerly belonged to the Company commanded
by Captain Amos Emmerson in the regiment
commanded by Colonel Jospeh Cilley in the service
of the United States; that his name was placed
on the pension roll of the [the word State was crossed out] District of Maine
(now the state of Maine) from whence he has lately
removed that he now resides in the State of Ohio
County of Champaign where he intends to remain
and wishes his pension to be there payable in future
the following are his reasons for removing from 
the State of Maine ot the State of Ohio - 1st that
a part of his family resided in the state of Ohio
2d that he considered it to his interest in a [?]
point of view
Sworn & subscribed to before me
the day & year aforesaid}
Benjamin Taylor
Mr Gree[?] 
[?]
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The State of Ohio
City of Cincinnati} Sct Sept 15 1832
Conformibly to the regulations of the War department I William Greene, acting Mayor of the City aforesaid
do hereby certify that I have the most satisfactory
evidence viz the oath of Cyrus Taylor a person
of varacity- that Benjamin Taylor who has this
day appeared before me to take the oath of identity
is the identical person named in the pension certificate
which he has exhibited before me numbered
9126 and bearing date at the War office the 9th
day of April 1829- that the said certificate
was originally issued for him that he now holds
the same in his possession an claims all the benefits
arrising there from Given under my hand at
Cincinnati on the day & year above written
Cyrus Taylor
Sworn subscribed
to before me as aforesaid
W. Green [?]
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Cincint Sept 15 1832
Sir
You have on the other side
my application to be transfered to
the Ohio agency to be paid at Cincinnati. 
I re side in Champaign County
Ohio the nearest post office is
attach [?] in sd County
With great respect
I am your obt Sevt
Maryann Tyalor
[?]
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State of Ohio Champaign County } ss
On this the 31st day of December A.D. 1846 personally
appeared before me John Given Associate Judge of the Court. of Common Pleas of
the County of Champaign and State aforesaid, Anna Taylor, resident of the County of
champaign, and State of Ohio; and aged eighty five years on the 15th day of November
1846; 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 July 7th 1838, entitled an Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows; - that she is the widow of Benjamin Taylor, Deceased, who
was a regular Soldier in the New Hampshire line on continental establishment in
the war of the American Revolution according to the best of her knowledge and belief -
And the said Anna Taylor further states, that the said Benjamin Taylor departed this
life at his residence in the County of Champaign, and State of Ohio, on the 2nd day of
February A.D. 1839. And she further states that according ot the best of her information
and as she verily believes to be true, the said Benjamin Taylor, first entered as a private
Soldier in the American Army, in or about the month of December 1775, in the
town of Dunstable, County of Hillsborough, and State of New Hampshire, for the period
of two Months, to supply the place of his elder brother, who was then in the service; and after
the expiration of said period, he again entered the said service as a private Soldier
for two months more, and continued in the service during that time. During these
two periods of service the Army [?] Soldiers with whom said Taylor was placed was  stationed the whole or most of the time at a place called Winter Hill, in the State of Massachusetts, what the service above mentioned was called
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Taylor was a resident of the Town of Dunstable and County of Hillsborough and
State of New Hampshire when he enlisted and entered into said years service, to
which place he returned after said year expired.   And the said Anna Taylor
further states that according to the best of her information, and as she verily believes
to be true, that some time in the spring of the year 1777, and she believes
it probable in the Month of April of that year, the said Benjamin Taylor 
enlisted under Captain Amos Emerson, of Old Chester, as a private Soldier in the
New Hampshire line on Continental Establishment for three years. - if she has
heard she does not [?] recollect the name or number of the Regiment to which
he belonged, nor the names or rank of any of the Officers, excepting the Captain
that said Taylor regularly continued to serve as such private soldier in said Army
under said last Enlistment until the latter part of March [?] first of April 1780.
at which time he was regularly discharged from said service - left the Army
and came home to his residence in the Town of Dunstable aforesaid, at which
place he enlisted at the time last stated. She knows of her [?] knowledge that
he had his discharge from the Army at the close of said last service, for she
has often seen it - She has no recollection, information or belief that he ever
entered the Army afterwards - it is her belief, that she has heard the said Taylor
say, that during his last mentioned service, he was in the Battle of [?],
and some other actions, of minor importance, not now recollected. And the
said Anna Taylor, further states that she was lawfully joined in the Holy [estate?]
of Matrimony to the said Benjamin Taylor, [?] in the sixth day of August,
1782, by the Revd Joseph. Dana, then Pastor of the South Church, in the Town of
Ipswich, in the county of Essex, and State of Massachusetts; that she [?]
and continued the lawful wife of the said Benjamin Taylor, from the time of
their mariage (marriage) aforesaid until the death of the said Taylor, on the 2nd day of
February 1839, aforesaid, and that she has never-since the death of the said
Taylor, been married to any other person, but has remained and continues to the
present time the widow of the said Taylor. She further states that she verily believes, the Copy of the Record of her Marriage, with the said Benjamin Taylor [?]
as furnished her by the Minister of South Parish, in the Town of Ipswich, in the
County of Essex, and State of Massachusetts, and herein included and sent to the
War Department Pension Office, is a true copy from the Record of their aforesaid
marriage. She further states, that about seventeen years ago the dwelling
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house of her said husband was burned up, and the family Bible containing the
family Record of the said Tyalor, consumed with the house, and that shortly afterwards
a new family record was made in another Bible, kept as the family
bible, and made and entered in said Bible, from the recollection of herself, husband
and other members of the family of the facts contained in the Old family record
And this accounts for the newness of the leaf, taken from the family Bible containing said record, and which was sent to the Pension Office Department, with her papers, in an application made by her several years ago. She
further states that her said husband drew a Pension for said services of ninety
six Dollars per year under the Act of Congress, as she believes of 1818; the first he
received was in September, 1819, but he drew about one and one half years
back pay - his Pension was remitted to Portland in the State of Maine -
(Said Taylor then residing in the STate of Maine,) until the 4th of march 1833
the said Taylor having moved to Champaign County Ohio his pension was
then transmitted to the Cincinnati Bank Agency, in the city of Cincinnati,
at which place he continued to receive it until his death. And the said
Anna Taylor further states that she was not married to said Benjamin
Taylor Junior, prior to his leaving the said service, but the marriage took place
previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and ninety-four, namely at
the time above stated. At the time of their said marriage, the said Benjamin
Taylor, was called in the record of their said Marriage, Benjamin Taylor Junior
form the fact that he then had a father of the name of Benjamin taylor, but in
more latter years the word Junior has been omitted in his name, but the person
set forth in the said record to which she has above refered and which is herewith
inclosed of the aforesaid marriage of herself and the said Benjamin Taylor, Junior, is the same Benjamin Taylor, and the same identical person who
served in the Army received his discharge, married this declarant, the said Anna
and whose Widow she now is as above stated, and who drew his pension as
above stated, and not other or different person. And the said Anna further states 
that by reason of her bodily infirmities she is unable to attend in open Court
at the court House of the County aforesaid wherein she resides, the usual place
of holding Courts, her residence being about fourteen miles from said Court
House, to make this her declaration 
Anna Taylor
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 31st day of December 1846
over
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John Owen Associate
Judge of the Court of Common
Please of Champaign County in
the State of Ohio

seal

The State of Ohio Champaign County ss
I Samuel H. Robinson Clerk of the Court of Common
Pleas of the County and State aforesaid certify that John Owen before
whom the within and foregoing declaration of Anna Taylor was
made then was and now is one of the Judges of the Court of
Common Pleas of Champaign County and State of Ohio duly
commisioned (commissioned) and qualified as such, and that full faith.
and credit are due to all of his official acts
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my name and affixed the seal of
said Court at [?] this 31st day of
December A.D. 1866
Samuel H Robinson
Clk
13199
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Beryn Taylor's
Declaration &c
Copy
Continued
9126
[?] 1819
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STATE OF MAINE.
COUNTY OF PENOBSCOT, ss. The Circuit Court of Common Pleas, begun & holden
at Bangor in & for the County of Penobscot on the fourth Tuesday of June
A.D. 1820, ON this twenty seventh day of June in the year
of our Lord eighteen hundred and twenty, personally appeared in open court, being a
court of record within and for said County, and State of Maine, established by a law of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, made and passed on the [the word eleventh was crossed out] twenty first day of June, A.D.
1811, and recognized by the Constitution of the State of Maine & having the pain of fine & imprisonment Benjamin
Taylor, aged, sixty two years, resident in New Charlestown
in said County of Penobscot, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his
oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows; vis:, as a private
Soldier - in the Company commanded by Captain
- Mann, in the Regiment commanded by
Col. James Reid, in the New Hampshire Line
on the Continental Establishment, during
the year 1776. And in April A.D. 1777, I
enlisted for three years, and served on the Continental
Establishment, in the Company
commanded by Captain Amos Emerson, in
the Regiment commanded by Colonel Joseph
Cilley, and was honorably discharged on the
twentieth day of April 1780 - All which
will appear by my original application
made on the ninth day of April A.D. 1818.
On which application my Certificate of
Pension, numbered 9126 was granted.
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AND I Benjamin Taylor do solemnly swear, that I was
a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March one thousand eight
hundred and eighteen, and that I hae not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner
whatever, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish
it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide 
for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the
Revolutionary War," passed on the eighteenth day of march one thousand eight hundred 
and eighteen, and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities,
contracts or debts, due to me; nor have i any income, other than what is contained
in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed. 
(Signed) Benjamin Taylor
Schedule of all the estate belonging to me the
subscribed, necessary beding (bedding) & clothing excepted.
Real estate. none. -
Personal estate. 1 Iron Pot - I broken kettle - 
some old chairs - knives & forks, & some tea cups & 
saucers. I have no debts due to me, but owe some
money. 
Schedule of the family residing with me, Benjamin
Taylor, who am by occupation an Husbandman,
but which I am unable to [?], by reason of great
dibility (disability?) and broken constitution. viz [?]
My wife [?] aged sixty years, who is sickly.
Daughter Almira, aged sixteen years.
(Signed) Benjamin Taylor.
Sworn to and declared, on the twenty seventh day of
June A.D. 1820, before the Court
Att. Tho. Cobb Clerk
I, THOMAS COBB, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the
Third Eastern Circuit, in the County of Penobscot and State of Maine, do hereby certify
that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied
from the records of the said Court: And I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the
said Court, that the total a mount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid
schedule, is ten dollars [the words and cents were crossed out]
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of
the said Court, on this Twenty seventh day of June
A.D. 1820. 
Tho.s Cobb Clerk
of the said Court for the County of Penobscot.
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Copied from
hist. Work 2-
1925 M.M.H.F.
Washington August 26, 1931.
BA-J/ADY
Mrs. Lewis Soharf,
2944 Ash Street,
Denver, Colorado.
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers
in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 6226, that
Benjamin Taylor, the son of Benjamin, was born March
8, 1759, place not stated.
While a resident of Dunstable, Hillsborough
County, New Hampshire, he enlisted in February 1776
and served until in October 1776 as a private in Captain
Mann's Company, Colonel James Reed's New Hampshire
REgiment.
He enlisted April 17, 1777, served as private in
Captain Amos Emerson's Company, Colonel Jospeh Cilley's
New Hampshire Regiment, was at the surrender of Burgoyne
and at the battle of Monmouth and was discharged April 20, 1780.
He was allowed pension on his application executed
April 9, 1818 while a resident of New Charlestown, Penobscot County, Maine.
He died February 3, 1839 in Mechanicsburg, Champaign
County Ohio.
Soldier married August 6, 1782 in Ipswich, Essex
County, Massachusetts, Anna Low, born November 15, 1761. 
She was allowed pension on her application executed
June 12, 1839 while a resident of Champaign County, Ohio.
Their children were:
Cyrus born May 8, 1783
Thomas born April 10, 1785, died May 8, 1805.
Nancy born April 19, 1787.
Benjamin born June 29, 1789, died May 15, 1809.
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Betsy B. Born February 27, 1792, died September 10, 1819.
Daniel W. Born October 29, 1794, married November 30, 1820, Sophia Patten.
Marth Born May 20, 1797, died January 13, 1799.
Luther Born January 14, 1800.
Almira M. Born October 25, 1803, married November 13, 1822,
Nathan C. Davis. She died August 18, 1826 or 1836.
Very truly yours,
A.D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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[?]
1838, 1863 &c
[?]
Letter to Hon R S. Camby Dec 11/48
Ohio. 8079.
Anna Taylor
widow of Benjamin
who was a Private
in the N. H. Line.
[?] died 2d July. 1839.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
80 Dollars -
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the
21st day of Jany. 1867
and sent to
D. S. Bell, Esq.
Urbanna, 
Ohio
[Acts of March 3, 1843.]
and June [17?] 18[?]
Recorded in Book A. Vol. 2. Page 210 -
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10185
Ohio
Anna Taylor
widow of Benj Taylor who was a pensioner under the Act of 1818 and who died on the 2nd Feby 1839 of Churn in the state of Ohio who was a Pri in the compy commanded by captain blank of the Regt commanded by Col Cilley in the N.H. line for 2 years

Inscribed on the roll of Cincinnati at the rate of 80 dollars blank cents per annum to commence on the 2nd Feby 1839.

Certificate of Pension issued the 21 day of Jany 1847 and sent to D.S. Bell, Urbanna, Ohio

[Act July 7, 1838]

Recorded by D H Wood - Clerk
Book D Vol 1 Page 387
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Benjamin Taylor Ohio; Act 18 march 1818
to what time paid?
Pen Office
Sep 16 1839
[?] 4 Sep 1838 -
JH
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State of Ohio
Champaign County } ss.
Champaign Court of Common Pleas.
ON the twelfth day of June, eighteen hundred
and thirty nine, personally appeared before the Court of Common Pleas for the 
County of Champaign and State of Ohio, in open Court, Anna Taylor, a resident
of the County of Champaign and State of Ohio, aged seventy seven
years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on her oath,
make the following declarations, in order to obtain the benefit of the
provision made by the act of Congress, passed July 4th 1838, entitled, "An Act
granting half pay and pensions to certain widows:" That she is the widow
of Benjamin Taylor who was a soldier in the army of the American
Revolution and who for his services in that capacity drew a pension from
the United States up to the time of his death, which occurred in this County,
[?] his [?] had been for some time previous to his death: he drew his pension
first in the State of Maine; his pension is dated April 9th 1819; for six or seven years previous
to his death, he received his pension in this County & state.
She further declares that she was married to the said Benjamin 
Taylor on the sixth day of August in the year seventeen
hundred and eighty two; that her husband, the aforesaid Benjamin Taylor
died on the second day of February, eighteen hundred and thirty nine;
that she was not remarried to him prior to his leaving the service, but
the marriage took place previous to the first of January, seventeen
hundred and ninety four, viz: at the time above stated. 
Anna Taylor
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4 5701
Anna Taylor
of [?] 
Ohio 
State of Ohio
Champaign County} ss. 
Champaign County Court of Common Pleas.
Personally came into open Court in the Court of
Common Pleas for Champaign County, Anna Taylor [?] has made the written
declaration and on her oath, says, that the [?] of her marriage
to the said Benjamin Taylor, (which is marked A. has been kept
in her family by herself and husband and since his death by her alone,
that it is the true and only record of their marriage in her possession.
Anna Taylor
[?] I R. [?], Pres[?]
Judge of Said Court.

the State of Ohio Champaign County ss}
I Jno C Pearson Clerk of
the Court of Common Pleas of the County aforesaid [?] that the
within declaration was made and sworn to by the said Anna Taylor
in open Court June 13th 1839, as above - and I further certify that
said Court is a Court of Record
In testimony Whereof I have hereunto subscribed my
name and affixed the seal of said Court
at [?] this 13th day June 1839
Jno C Pearson Clk
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State of Ohio Champaign County} ss. Champaign County Court of Common Pleas. Personally came into open Court in said court, Cyrus Taylor and John Rogers and made oath in due form of
law, that they have known Anna Taylor and her husband and family for several [the phrase a great many was crossed out] years, that she is the identical person whom she [?] herself to be: that she has not married since the death of her husband, the said Benjamin Taylor, but that she is still his widow.
Sworn to and subscribed open Court June 13. 1839 Jno C Pearson Clk
John Rogers
Cyrus Taylor
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2944 Ash Street Denver, Colorado. August 13, 1931
Pension Bureau Washington, D.C. 
[circular received date stamp has the numbers states 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 around the edge and has the following words: RECEIVED AUG 17 1931 [?] SECTION PENSION FILES [?]]
Gentlemen: Will you kindly furnish me with whatever information you may have regarding my great-great-grandfather, Benjamin Taylor. In order to help you locate this I will give you the following facts taken from family records: "Benjamin Taylor, son of Benjamin Taylor, born March 8, 1759, pace unknown to us. While a resident of Dunstable, Hillsborough Co., N.H., he enlisted Feb. 1776 and served until Oct 1776 as a private in Captain Mann's Company, Col. James Reed's new Hampshire Regiment. "He enlisted Apr. 17, 1777, served as private in Captain Amos Emerson's Company, Col. Jospeh Cilley's New Hampshire Regiment, was at the surrender of Burgoyne and at the battle of Monmouth, and was discharged Apr. 20, 1780. "He was allowed a pension on his application executed April 9, 1818, while a resident of New Charlestown Penobscot Co., Me. he died Feb 2, 1839, Mechanicsburg, Ohio."
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I wish this information to complete my application for membership in the D.A.R. will you kindly send it in the proper form for that purpose. If there is any expense connected with it, please advise me. Thanking you for your courtesy in this matter I am Very truly yours, June Davis Scharf (Mrs. Lewis Scharf)
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[arlington city?]
[?]
[Dec?] 9. 1848
[?] [G?] L. Edwards the enclosed letter was put into my hand a few days before my [?] from home accompanied with a request that I would make the
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such certificate or other [?] [?]
[?] her to draw her pension [?]
[?]
yrs
R.S. Canby
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1935 Nov. 2 - Hist to Mrs Allston
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Anna Taylor
Ohio
Rejected
See let  16th Sepr
1839 J. N. Young
Let to D.S. Bell Sept 3d 46
died after passage
of the Act of 7 July
1838
Act 7 July 1838
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The State of Ohio Champaign County ss
I Samuel H. Robinson Clerk of
court of Common Pleas of the County of Champaign
State of Ohio do hereby certify that Argus B.
Cowan is an acting Justice of the Peace in And for said
County, duly commissioned And qualified, and that full
faith and credit are due to all his official acts as
such and that his commission will expire on the
31st day of October A.D. 1849
In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my name and affixed
the seal of said Court at [?]
this 20th day of December A.D.
1848
Samuel H Robinson Clk
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Urbana Ohio January 4th 1847
The [?] Commission of Pensions [?] Department
Washington City
Sir herein is the papers of Mrs Anna
Taylor who seeks for a pension under the Act of Congress passed
July 7th 1838 including the transfer of the pension of her Late
Husband Benjamin Taylor from the Roll of [?] to that of Ohio
in trust she has fully complyed with the requirements of the [War?]
department to intitle (entitle) her to the pension She seeks and trust She
will find no difficulty in attaining it but as we are fully
confident she aught to [?] in obtaining the pension she
seeks if there is any deficiency in her papers want of any
other or further proof in any particular we trust the department
will point it out so that the difficulty can be remedied by
an other application if it is practicable answering to the facts of
the case to [?] so  I have taken much pains to send to the State of
Massachusetts and obtain a [?] [?] authenticated  copy of
the [?] of the Marriage of the applicant which is also
herewith inclosed and hope there is nothing further necessary
Yours respectfully D S Bell
Attorney for Anna [?] Tayler
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Urbana Ohio August 25th 1846
To the [?] the Secretary of the War Department
Washington City
Sir I am advised that Benjamin Taylor
(now deceased) was a regular soldier in the New hampshire
Line on Continental
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FREE
James L. Edwards, Esq.
Commissor of Pensions,
Washington City.

[postal stamp states: URBANA [?] JUN 2[?] ]

5700 [?]
5700 Ohio
7 July 1838
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Urbana, Ohio, June 19th 1839
James L. Edwards, Esq.
Enclosed I sent you the application [?] of
Anna Taylor for a Pension. It is [?] that they may be found to
comply with the law: that Anna Taylor is entitled to a pension there
is no doubt, agreeably to the law allowing pension to widows.
Will you have the goodness to inform me if the department has
yet had the papers of Mary Runyon and Eunice [?] (widow) under
consideration? and what disposition has been made of them?
Respectfully,
John [H?] Young
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War Depart.[?] Pension Office
[?] Co ss
Mrs Benjamin Taylor
near mechanicsburgh
Champaign Co
Ohio
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War Department,
PENSION OFFICE,
27. November, 1832.
SIR;
In conformity with the regulations of this Department, you
have this day been transferred from the Roll of Maine.
to that of Ohio to take effect from and
after the 4th September, 1832.
I am, sir, respectfully,
Your Obedient servant,
J.L. Edwards
Mr. Benjamin Taylor.
U.S. Pensioner.
Mechanicsburgh
Champaign Co
Ohio
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13199.9185-1340
Anna Taylor
Ohio
widow of Benjamin
7 July 1838
[?] 1782
[?] 2 Feby 1839
Admitted
2 yrs private
$80-
Also 3 March 43
&
17 June 44-
D.S. Bill Esq
Urbanna
Ohio
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State of Ohio Champaign County} ss.
Personally came before me John Owen, one of the
Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of
the county of champaign, in the State of Ohio, Asa Kirkly of lawful age, and
a resident citizen of said county, who being by me first duly sworn, doth depose
and say, that he was well acquainted with the above named Benjamin Taylor
where name is mentioned by the above named Anna Taylor, in the above
and foregoing declaration as a Pensioner; and as her late husband. That
this [?] became acquainted with the said Taylor, about the year 1832
in said County; that this [affrant?] lived a neighbor to said Taylor, in said County
from the time above stated, until his death, which took place, he believes
from the best of his recollection, in the winter of the year 1839, at the town Mechanicsburg, 
being then the place of his residence, in Champaign County aforesaid.
This [?] attended said Taylors' funeral as he believes - said Taylor
was [?] to be a Pensioner under the United States; and  [?] has no doubt
he was such. This [?] further states, that from about the year 1832, he has
been [the word well was crossed out] acquainted down to the present time with Anna Taylor, the widow of said
Benjamin Talyer (Taylor),- has lived generally in the same neighborhood of said Anna Taylor
This [?]knows said Anna Taylor to be the widow of said Benjamin Taylor,
and has been such, at all times since the death of the said Benjamin Taylor
and is fully confident she has never been married since the death of said Benjamin
Taylor to any other person - And the said Anna is a person of good character, and
reputation, and her character is that of a person of truth and veracity, and is
the same person who has signed and sworn to the declaration, to which this affidavit is attached Asa Kirkley
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 31st day of December 1846.
Seal {John Owen [?] Judge
of the Court of Common pleas of
Champaign County in the state of Ohio
Also at the same time and place came Daniel D. Neil of lawful
age who being by me first duly sworn, doth depose and say, that he personally
knew Benjamin Taylor, deceased, late of Champaign County in the State
of Ohio who was the husband of Anna Taylor, who has this day signed
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and sworn to her declaration before John Owen, one of the Judges of
said County, in order to obtain a Pension. This [?] states that
he made the Coffin of said Taylor, and saw him after he was dead
his death was in February 1839, in said County. [?] knows
that said Anna Taylor, was the wife of said Benjamin Taylor, at
the time of his death, and has been, and continued from that time
to the present, the widow of the said Benjamin Taylor, and has not
so far as [?] knows or believes, ever been married to any one but
said Taylor, he has lived her neighbor, ever since the death of the
said Taylor, and has never known or heard of her ever marrying
any other person, and he has not the least idea or belief that she
has been married since the death of said Taylor, and verily believes
her now to be his widow. The character of said Anna is good [?]
truth and veracity Daniel D Neal
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 31st day of December 1846
John Owen
Seal } Associate Judge of the Court of
Common Pleas of Champaig (Champaign)
County in the State of Ohio
State of Ohio Champaign County} ss -
Before me Asa Kirkly one of the acting Justices of the [?]
of said County personally came John Owen, who after being duly sworn, deposeth and saith that he was/[?] acquainted with Benjamin Taylor
for several years pervious to his death; understood he was a United
States Pensioner, and believes the same to be true; that he died about
February 1839, and left Anna Taylor, his widow who has remained such ever
since, and that her declaration, is entitled to full faith and credit
and that she is the person, whose declaration is hereunto attached
subscribed and sworn to before me this day as one of the associate
judges of the Court of common Pleas, of said County and that by reason
of her Bodily infirmities she is said to be unable to attend, in open Court to
make her declaration which I believe also to be true and further this
deponent saith not. John Owen
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Subscribed + (and) sworn to before me this the
31st day December 1846
Asa Kirkley
Justice of the peace
The State of Ohio Champaign County ss
I Samuel H. Robinson Clerk of the Court
of Common Pleas of the County and State aforesaid certify that
John Owen before whom the affidavits of Daniel Neal and Asa 
Kerkley were maid (made) is one of the Judges of the Court of Common 
Pleas of the County of Champaign and State of Ohio duly commissioned
and qualified as such and that fully faith and credit are due to all
of his official acts and that he was acting as such Judge at the time
said affidavits was made before him And I further certify
that Asa Kerkley before whom the affidavit of John Owen
was taken then [?] and now is an acting Justice of
the Peace duly commissioned and qualified as such in and
for the County of Champaign and State of Ohio and that
full faith and credit are due to all his official acts
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed
my name and affixed the seal of said Court
at Urbana this 31st day of december
A.D. 1846
Samuel H Robinson Clk
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of 2nd of February
1848 entitled "An act making further provision for surviving widows &
solders of the Revolution"
State of Ohio Champaign Co ss}
Personally appeared before
the Subscriber an acting Justice of the Peace in + (and) for the County of Champaign
+ (and) State of Ohio on this 21st day of December 1848 Mrs Anna Taylor resident of
the county aforesaid in the Township of Goshen Aged Eighty seven years
who first being sworn according to Law, doth on her oath make the following declaration
in order to obtain the benefits of the [pension?] made by the act of Congress
[?] on the [?] of Feby 1818 granting Pensions to widows of Persons who served
during the Revolution war. That she is the widow of Benjamin Taylor
who was a private in the New hampshire Line (the Regiment [?])
+ (and) that she has received Eighty
dollars Per anum under the act of 17th of June 184[8?] + (and) She is [?] a widow
Anna Taylor her mark
Sworn to + (and) Subscribed before me this 31st 1848
A.B. Cowan seal
Justice of the Peace
Attest
A.B. Cowen
Cyrus Taylor
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Lincoln, Nebraska.
Sept. 28, 1925.
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington D.C
Gentlemen: Will you please give
me all the data relative to
Benjamin Taylor, private in Revolutionary
War enlisted from new
Charleston, Penobscot Co. Maine; and
who died in Mechanicsburg, Champain (Champaign)
Co., Ohio.
His certificate number was 9126
Yours very truly,
Mrs Allston Asmus.
1961 Park AVe
Lincoln, Nebraska.
[postal seal states: PENSION OFFICE U.S. S OCT 1 1925]
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
PENOBSCOT, ss.
ON the 9th - day of April -A.D. 1818,
before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Third Eastern Circuit, of the Court of
Common Pleas: Personally appeared Benjamin Taylor
who, being by me first duly sworn according to law, on his oath made the statement and
declaration by him subscribed, and hereto annexed, in order to obtain the provision made
by the late act of Congress, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the
land and naval service of the United States, in the revolutionary war." 
And thereupon, I the said Judge do certify that I am satisfied the said Benjamin
did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in his said declaration, against the common enemy, and that he has made it appear to me, that he is in reduced
circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support.
Which proceedings and the testimony annexed, being all he has been able to produce,
I now transmit to the Secretary, for the department of War, pursuant to the directions of
the aforementioned act of Congress.
IN testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my name and caused the seal of said Court
to be hereto affixed [?] [Kinsley?] Esquire,
Judge of the Court as aforesaid.
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SUBMIT IN DUPLICATE. 1-681 PHONE Branch 476
All inquiries regarding this job should refer to Requisition No. 37790
Reb. [?] 1812
Requisition for Duplicating, Addressograph, Photostat, and Blue Print Work.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR WASHINGTON
CHIEF, Division of Publications, Room G 139. November 30, 192[8?]
Please furnish work specified below.
Bureau ordering Pension Deliver to Room No. 5033
(ALL COPY FOR DUPLICATING WORK SOULD BE PLAIN AND WRITTEN IN ELITE TYPE,
EXACTLY LINE FOR LINE AS IT IS TO APPEAR ON FINISHED JOB.)
Title and description of job Photostatic copies of 2 pages from Revolutionary
War pension claim of Benjamin Taylor, W. 6226, N.H. Troops.
No. of copies pos. & negt. of each Shall form be kept standing? days
For further information see Mrs. M.M.H. Finoh 5033 541
Room No. Phone No.
Approved
A.D Wilkinson Margaret MH Finch
Chief Clerk of Bureau Chief of Division
NOTE: No order made "SPECIAL" unless statement showing necessity is written
below and approved by Chief Clerk of Bureau ordering
CHECK WORK DESIRED
Duplicate
Multigraph single or double space? Facsimile signature?
Memograph one side or both sides? Facsimile signature?
Folding once or twice?
Assembling
Stapling Once? Twice? Side? End?
Electric typewriter Fill in addresses? Dated?
Addressograph from lists
Envelopes, size Cards, size
Proof list Pay rolls
Labels (submit sample) Corrections
Fill in letters Tabulation sheets
Photostat X Size actual Official use? Repay? yes $.60
Blue Print Size Official use? Repay $
Remarks
(OVER)
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NOTE: Routine changes of addresses may be made on this blank without form[?]
reference through or initialing of chiefs of branches or chief clerks of
bureaus.
192
(Date)
INDICATE BY AN X IN PROPER SQUARE ACTION TO BE TAKEN.
Make new addressograph plate
Change present addressograph plate
Destroy present addressograph plate} on list
as follows
Now reads 1 2 3 4 5
Should read 1 2 3 4 5
FOR USE OF DUPLICATING AND ADDRESSING SECTION
ADDRESSOGRAPH
The above change was made 192
Operator
MULTIGRAPH
Operator Date Type set by Date
Remarks:
MIMEOGRAPH
Operator Date Cut by
Remarks:
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November 30, 1929.
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, 
D.C. 
Cash-60 cents FINANCE DIVISION [?] KEEPERS DESK DEC 8 1929 BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Dear Sir: 
Please furnish me photostatic copies of two pages from
Revolutionary War pension claim of Benjamin Taylor, W. 6226,
New Hampshire Troops, positive and negative copies, uncertified.
Very truly yours,
Mrs. A. G. [?]
514-19th Street
City
[?] until
called for.
Received payment,
60¢
November 30, 1929.
Margaret MH. Finch
Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.
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Benj [?] Taylor
Private [?]
Col Cilleys Regiments
New Hampshire Line
1777- 3 years
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I Benjamin Taylor of New Charleston in the
County of Penobscot [?] aged sixty do testify
+ (and) say, that on or about the month of February 1776
I inlisted into the service of the United States in
Capt. Manns Company, (
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section MMNF Au

November 2, 1925
Mrs. Allston Asmus
1961 Park Ave.
Lincoln, Nebr.

Madam: 
I have to advise you that from the papers in the
Revolutionary War pension claim W. 6226 it appears
that Benjamin Taylor, the son of Benjamin, was born
March 8, 1759, the place not stated. 

While a resident of Dunstable, Hillsborough County,
New Hampshire he enlisted in February 1776 and served
until in October 1776 as a private in Captain Mann's 
Company, Colonel James Reed's New Hampshire Regiment.

He enlisted April 17, 1777, served as private in Captain
Amos Emerson's Company, Colonel Joseph Cilley's New
Hampshire Regiment, was at the surrender of Burgoyne and
at the battle of Monmouth and was discharged April 20,
1780.

He was allowed pension on his application executed
April 9, 1818 while a resident of new Charlestown, Penobscot
County, Maine. He died February 2, 1839 in Mechanics-

Service as stated by Soldier only -
Widow's statements omitted [no?]
[?] to prove these - they conflict
with soldiers Au
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burg, Champaign County, Ohio.

Soldier married August 6, 1782 in Ipswich, Essex
County, Massachusetts, Anna Low born November 15, 1761.
She was allowed pension on her application executed
June 12, 1839 while a resident of Champaign County,
Ohio. Their children were: 
Cyrus born May 8, 1783.
Thomas born April 10, 1785, died May 8, 1805.
Nancy born April 10, 1787.
Benjamin born June 29, 1789, died May 15, 1809.
Betsy B. born February 27, 1792, died September 10, 1819.
Daniel W. born October 29, 1794, married November 30, 1820 Sophia Patten.
Martha born May 20, 1797, died January 13, 1799.
Luther born January 14, 1800.
Almira M. born October 25, 1803, married November 13, 1832 Nathan C. Davis. She died August 18, 1826 or 1836.
This last figure is a [?] on records. She was Mar. in 1822 + (and) rec. was sent in 1839 so it was '26 or '36.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.