Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 25905, John Waters, N. H.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
N.H.

Waters, John
................Hannah

NUMBER
W. 25905

CONTENTS
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Reported January 22, 1849
 3264
New Hampshire Com [Company]
Hannah Waters widow of John Waters who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Pri [Private]. Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 40 Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848. Certificate of Pension issued  the 22 day of January 1849 and sent to Chester C. Hutchin [illegible] Bath N.H. Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 160 Vol. 1.
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10280
New Hampshire
John Waters of Bath in the State of New Hampshire who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Bedel of the Regt [Regiment] commanded by Col Palmer in the New Hamshire time for 12 months.

Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of 40 Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 15 day of April 1833 and Moody Bedel Bath N. H. 

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $80.00.  Semi-annual allowance ending [illegible] $20.00 = $100.00

Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.  Recorded by [illegible] clerk, Book E Vol. 151 Page 128
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No 4880
John Waters of Bath N.H. Private 12 months [illegible]

The clergymans' certificate
required & this clergyman must be [illegible]

The judge & Clerks Certificate defective

Letter 25 October 1832
Moody Bedel
Bath NH
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Brief in the case of John Waters of the county
of Grafton in the state of New Hampshire
Act 7 June 1832
1. What the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? open Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 84 years
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period: in 1775 June
Duration of Service - years, 6 months, -days
Rank: Private 
Names of Generals and Field Officers under whom he served: Col. Abraham Palmer Capt. Timothy Bedel 
Period: 1775. Dec. 
Duration of Service: - years, 6 months, -days
Rank: ditto
Names of generals and Field Officers Under who he served: Gen. Montgomery & Arnold Capt. Seth Wheeler
5. In what battles was he engaged: in the storming of Quebec
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service: Bath and Canada 
7. in his statement supported by living witnesses, but documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Nothing but the opinion of the court no written discharge
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect: no certificate of clergyman or others
Certified that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the case above mentioned.
Sevin Belt
Examining Clerk
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Declaration of 
John Waters of Bath 
No-5      4880
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12 months
Declaration 
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June 1832, State of New Hampshire County of Grafton  ss. Bath 14th August 1832. 
County of Grafton

On this 14th day of August 1832 personally appeared before the Judge of the Court of Probate for said County, John Waters a resident of Bath in the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire, aged Eighty four 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 7th, 1832.  That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year 1775 with  Captain Timothy Bedel and served in the regiment of the New Hampshire line, under the following named officers:  Timothy Bedel Capt and Col. Abraham Palmer, Lieutenant Charles Nelson, as Private that he Enlisted into the Services of the United States in the Revolutionary War in a Company and Regiment Commanded by Timothy Bedel for the term of six months, he thinks in the month of June 1775 in the town of Bath {illegible] where he then resided [?]  except while in the Services of his Country the Regiment was raised by the authority of the State of New Hampshire  & ordered to join the Northern Continental Army that he was with the rest of the Regiment Mustered at Haverhill (the names of the [illegible] he has forgotten) in the State of New Hampshire & he thinks in the month of July 1775 he with the Regiment marched for Canada, through the woods to Lake Champlain in Burlinton in the State of Vermont, thence down the lake to St. Johns Lower Canada and joined the Contimemtal Army under the command of General Montgomery, that he was in th seize of about forty days the taking of St. Johns Laprairie, Chamby and Montreal and was at the taking of Eleven Sail of British Vessels at Lavaltrie  His term of service being out for which he enlisted at an appeal made by General Montgomery & Colonel Bedel  that a pack of them whose term of service was out and about out and would reenlist on account of the Army being rather behind by their time being out through hard fair & fighting Death, etc. he with others reenlisted in the month of December 1775 in Canada for another term of  he thinks six months under Charles Nelson, Capt, Seth Wheeler & James Gould, Lieuts & marched on with General Montogomery to the Vicinity of Quebec, where General Benedict Arnold with some troops Very much worn down with Fatigue Joined in & he thinks in the Month of January 1776 the attempt to storm & take Quebec was made in which attempt the Brave & Much Lamented General Montgomery Fell & we Unfortunately had to Retreat & Those that Survived & were not Taken Prisoners Retired a small Distance from Quebec and There remained through the next part of an Inclement Winter Badly Clothed & fed till about the Sixth of May 1776 The Army Retreated to the Three Rivers and from there out of Canada [?] Second Term of Six Months being out he wasHonorably Discharged & Returned home to Bath much wore out, with rather Poor Living, Badly Clothed, Inclement Weather & hard Service & Fighting & that he was paid by Israel Morey, Cpt for his first Service and by Capt Charles Nelson for his Second Service this last money he considered  was in the Continental LIne the company he thinks was annexed to the Command of Major Brown but was generally called as Independent [?] Company --
He herby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he de-
clares that his name is not on the Pension roll of any agency in any Stete.
Sworn to and subcribed the day and year aforesaid.  John Waters [his signature]

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, that the above named applican was a revolutionary
soldier, and served as he states.
Edouard Webber Justice of Probate [his signature]
I Moses Dow Reg [his signatur] of the Court of Probate aforesaid do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of 
John Waters for a pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 
fourteenth day of August A.D. 1832
Moses Dow [his signature]
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THE
NEW TESTAMENT 
OF OUR
LORD AND SAVIOUR 
JESUS CHRIST.
Translated out of the Original Greek 
AND 
WITH THE FORMER TRANSLATIONS DILIGENTLY COMPARED AND REVISED,

BY THE SPECIAL COMMAND OF

HIS MAJESTY KING JAMES I, OF ENGLAND.

[words in Greek]
1 Cor. XV. II.

Boston, 
PRINTED FOR THOMAS & ANDREWS, 
BY J. T. BUCKINGHAM.
Sold at their Book-store, No. 45 Newbury Street, and by  the principal Bookfellers in the United States.
1804.
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John and Hannah Waters 
Married July 25th AD 1776
Daughter Susanna born Feby 16th 1779
Dr. Mary born April 23 1780
Dr. Lydia Jany 20 1782
Dr. Hannah Nov. 15th 1783
Son. Isaac Dow Jany 29th 1785
Dr. Naomi Feby 8th 1787
Dr. Margaret April 25th 1789
Dr. Martha June 10th 1791
Son. Jacob Herd March 2d 1793
Sarah Aug 9th 1795
Elizabeth   )
Katherine  )  May 25th 1797 
Dr. Diordama March 3d 1803
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Wid    Hannah Waters 
9138
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I Katherine Waters of Bath in the County of Grafton in the State of New Hampshire, aged 46 years depose and say that I am a daughter of John Waters, late of said Bath, deceased.
I further say that my said father was a Pensioner of the United States at the rate of forty Dollars per annum under the Act of June 7, 1832 as I believe.

I further say that my said father died at his residence in said Bath on the third day of February A.D. 1839.  I was present at the time of his death.

I further say that he left a widow Hannah Waters she is my mother. She now lives with me and has not been married since my father's death but is still a widow.
Katherine Waters [her signature]

State of New Hampshire Grafton ss.  Bath June 13th 1843

Sworn to and Subscribed before me 
I further certify that the said Katherine Waters is a credible witness
J. C. Churchill a Justice of the Court of
Common Pleas for said County

State of New Hampshire 
Grafton County set - I Nathan B Felton, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Daniel C Churchill is an acting Judge of the said Court in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated on the 24th day of November 1834 and will expire on the 16th day of December A.D. 1860, and that his three signatures above written (one of them on this page & the other two on the 5th Page of this packet) are genuine - Given under my hand and seal of said County this sixteenth day of June A.D. 1843
N. B. Felton Clerk

[illegible seal affixed to the left of the above paragraph]
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Wid   Hannah Waters
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Page 9th
Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of 7 July 1838 Entitled "An Act granting half pay and Pensions to certain Widows

State of New Hampshire )
Grafton County               ) ss.
              
On this 15th day of June 1843 Personally appeared before me D. C. Churchill a Justice of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said County of Grafton Hannah Waters a resident of Bath in the County and State aforesaid aged 84 years  who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath made 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 John Waters who was a Private during the Revolutionary War and a Pensioner of the United States upon the rolls of the New Hampshire Agency at the rate of forty Dollars per annum under the act of June 7th 1832

She further declares that she was married to the said John Waters on the twenty-fifth day of July  in the year seventeen hundred and seventy-six, that her husband the aforesaid John Waters died on the third day of February eighteen hundred and thirty-nine, that she was not married 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 this time above stated 

She further states that she cannot find the record of her marriage on the Town Records of said Bath where it took place. She therefore herewith transmits her family record which was taken from her family Bible which has been in her possession ever since the record was made in it and is now in her possession. This record was transcribed from an old family Bible which was much worn and since destroyed. The transcript was made
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and is in the handwriting of Jacob Herd Esq (late of said Bath deceased) more than thirty years since but the precise time she can not recollect

Hannah X her mark Waters


Sworn to and Subscribed on the day and year above written before me
J.C. Churchill, J.C.C. Pleas

I further certify that by reason of bodily infirmity the above applicant can not attend the Court. 
J.C. Churchill J.C.C. Pleas
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J. L. Edwards Esq
Comr of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
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Bath Grafton Co N.H. Sept 1, 1848

J.C. Edwards Esqr

Dr Sir,

I enclose & send You 13 declarations for Widows Pension & If all correct you will oblige me by forwarding the Pension certificates as soon as you consistantly can as the old persons are anxious to get them so as to get their money. I hope there may be no errors in the declarations.  Still there may be, but I see none--
I am very Respectfully
Yr Obt Servant
Chester C. Hutchins

Applicants [underlined]
Sally Walker
Miriam Young
Lucy Dexter
Phebe Eastman
Hannah Ray
Miriam Barber
Hannah Waters
Hepsibah Mine
Sarah Simmons
Abigail Hardy
Ruth Smith
Anna Bassett
Hannah Morrill
P.S. Hannah Morrill whose name now stands upon the Vermont Roll wishes her name put upon the N.H. Agency as she resides in this State & desires me to make this request for her
Yours  C. C. Hutchins
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No 9128
Hannah Waters
New Hampshire
Act 7th July 1838

Admitted 
12 mo.
priv
$40 per an.

D. C. Churchill
Lyme
N. Hampshire
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J. R. Reding
May 22 1844
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House of Reps.
May 20, 1844.

Dear Sir--Will you attend to the request of the enclosed letter, as soon as practicable.

Respectfully
Jos. R. Reding

J.L. Edwards, Esqr.
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[stamp]

BATH
SEP 1
N.H.

[stamp]
FREE

J. L. Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D. Co.
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Lyme N. H. June 22 1843

Sir

At the request of the widow Hannah Waters of Bath N. H. I herewith transmit her Documents in Support of her Claim to a Pension --for your examination and decision.

I have the Hon'r to be 
very Respectfully yours--
D. C. Churchill 

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
D.C.
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6769
3-2233
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Finance Division

Apr. 18 1927

Chief Rev. War Section ["Division" stricken out]

I have this day received from 
A. W. De Goosh
cash.............No....................................
for $30/100 requesting 
photostat copy ["post office addresses" stricken out] as per letter herewith.

1927 Apr 23
Photos mailed & Finance Div Notf.
AW

O. J. RANDALL
Chief Finance Division.
H.C.L.
C19
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submi   Apr. 16. 27
Comr. of Pensions
Please furnish photostat copies of 2 pages from Rev. War pension claim W.25905. John Waters to 

A. W. De Goosh
C/O U.S. Shipping Board
City

rec'd payment
30 cents 
A. E. Wilson
Chief Rev & 1812 Wars Section

[Stamp]
FINANCE DIVISION
BOOK-KEEPER'S DESK
APR 18 1927
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
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1-681                                 PHONE Branch 476

[paper laying on upper left corner of page, covering up part of the next 2 lines]

.........................this job should refer to Requisition No. 14445
.................icating, Addressograph, Photostat, and Blue Print Work.
__________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
WASHINGTON

CHIEF, Division of Publications.
Room G 137.
Please furnish work specified below.

April 19, 1927.   192

Bureau ordering Pension  Deliver to Room No. 5033

(ALL COPY FOR DUPLICATING WORK SHOULD BE PLAIN AND WRITTEN IN ELITE TYPE, EXACTLY LINE FOR LINE AS IT IS TO APPEAR ON FINISHED JOB.)

Title and description of job photostat copies of the Rev. War pension claim, W. 25905, John Waters, two pages.

No. of copies  1 of each page  
Shall form be kept standing?....................days

For further information see  A.E. Wilson
Room No. 5033        Phone No. 541

Approved:
O.L. Ganbird.................................RE Wilson
Chief Clerk of Bureau..............Chief of Branch
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NOTE:  No order made "SPECIAL" unless statement showing necessity is written below and approved by Chief Clerk of Bureau ordering.........................................................................

[stamp placed over the above paragraph]
DIVISION OF PUBLICATIONS
RECEIVED
APR 29 1927
DEPT. OF THE INTERIOR
________________________________________________
CHECK WORK DESIRED [underlined]
Duplicate
Multigraph   single or double space?  Facsimile signature?

Mimeograph  one side or both sides?  Facsimile signature?
   
Folding    once or twice?

Assembling
Stapling  Once?  Twice?  Side?  End?

Electric typewriter  Fill in addresses?.....................
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Addressograph from lists.........................................
Envelopes, size.....................Cards, size.....................
Proof list.................................Pay rolls..........................
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Photostat  X    Size  actual  Official use?
Repay?   yes    $  0.30.

Blue Print.......Size................Official use?.................
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Remarks.......................................................................
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NOTE:  Routine changes of addresses may be made on this blank without formal reference through or initialing of chiefs of branches or chief clerks of bureaus.

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[to the right of the following 3 items:]
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[empty box]  Make new addressograph place

[empty box]  Change present addressograph plate

[empty box]  Destroy present addressograph plate 
as follows:

Now reads
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Should read
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4666
Declaration
for 1 years pension
Hannah Waters

$40 per ann

Ira Goodall
Bath
N.H.

Ira Goodall
["Haverhill" stricken out]  Bath
N.H.
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declaration

In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congrefs of the 3d March 1843 granting pensions for one year to certain widows who have received pensions under the act of July 7 1838

State of New Hampshire
Grafton County--fs--

On this twentieth day of September AD 1843 before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in & for said County of Grafton personally appeared Hannah Waters a resident of Bath in the County of Grafton aforesaid aged Eighty four 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 Congrefs passed on the 3d March 1843 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the revolutionary war--That she is the Widow of John Waters who was a private in Col Bedels Regiment in the war of the revolution

She further declares that she is still a Widow
Hannah Waters

attest Ira Goodall
Sam'l Waterman

Sworn & subscribed to on the day & year above written before me
Ira Goodall  Jus Peace
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State of New Hampshire
Grafton County set.

I Nathan B. Felton, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County & State aforesaid, do hereby testify that Ira Goodall is an acting Justice of the Peace in & for said County, duly commissioned and qualified:  that his commission was dated on the twelfth day in June AD. 1841, and will expire on the twelfth day of June AD 1846, and that his official signature above (within) written is genuine--

Given under my hand and the seal of said County this 26th day of September AD 1843
JB Felton  Clerk

[illegible seal affixed to the left of the above paragraph]
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Hannah Waters
Declaration

A A
5493
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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.  )
County of Grafton SS.             )

ON THIS 22d day of August 1848 personally appeared before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, hannah Waters Widow of John Waters a resident of Bath in the County of Grafton aged Eighty Eight 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 2d February, 1848, granting pensions to Widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War:  That she is the Widow of John Waters who was a private  in the army of the Revolution & that I have drawn a Pension under the act of Congress passed 17th June 1844 at the rate of Forty Dollars per annum
Attest

She further declares that she is still a widow.
Hannah  X her mark  Waters

Attest  Hon G. Hutchins
C.C. Hutchins

Sworn and subscribed on the day and year above written--Before
Chester C. Hutchins   Justice of the Peace.

I FURTHER CERTIFY, That the above Declarant is personally known to me.
Chester C. Hutchins  Justice of the Peace.

State of New-Hampshire.
Grafton COUNTY, SS.

I, J D Sleeper, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Chester C. Hutchins is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated on the fifth day of August 1848 and will expire on the fifth day of August 1853 and that his signature above written is genuine.

Given under my hand, and the seal of said County, this thirtieth day of August 1848
J.D. Sleeper, CLERK.
______________________________________________
Sold by John F. Brown, 171, Main-Street, Concord, N.H.

c/o 9
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James Clark of Bath Certificate
in Hannah Waters application
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I Eben'r Carleton Jr. Clerk of the Town of Bath in the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire depose and say that I have held the Office of Clerk of said town of Bath the term of two years last past

I have the possession of the Records of said Town and have carefully examined the same from the year 1784 being the earliest date of the records of Said town to the year 1820, and can find no record of the marriages of John Waters to Hannah Watters within the period aforesaid.

The records do not appear to be regular and full but nothing appears to raise a presumption against the Marriage of said John Watters to said Hannah Waters.

There does not appear upon said Records the names or date of their birth of any of the children of said John Waters and Hannah Waters--
Eben'r Carleton fs.  Clerk of said Town of Bath.

Grafton fs.  Bath  June 15th A.D. 1843--
Subscribed and Sworn to
Before me.
Isaac Patterson  Justice Peace

State of New Hampshire
Grafton County  set--

I Nathan B. Felton, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Isaac Patterson is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County (of Grafton) duly commissioned and qualified, that his commifsion was dated on the ninth day of January AD 1843 and will expire on the ninth day of January AD 1848 and that his signature above written is genuine

Given under my hand and the seal of said County this 16th day of June AD 1843
N. B. Felton, Clerk

[illegible seal affixed to the left of the above paragraph]
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Deposition Isaac Stevens
for
John Waters
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I Samuel Stevens of Stratford in the County of Coos and State of New Hampshire of Lawfull age being in my Eighty Second year Testify & say that I am well acquainted with John Waters of Bath in the County of Grafton & State aforesaid that he is the same John Waters that Served with me as a Soldier in the Revolutionary War, in a Company & Regiment Comanded by Capt Timothy Bedel the Regiment was Chiefly Enlisted in the Month of June 1775 for the Term of Six Months & were Rendezvoused & Past Muster at Haverhill in said State in the Month of July following & Marched Through the Woods to Lake Champlain in Burlington in the State of Vermont & went Down the Lake by Water to St Johns Lower Canada where we joined the Continental Army Commanded by General Montgomery we were at the Siege & Taking of St Johns, Lapprary, Chamblee & Montreal & we were at the Taking of Eleven Sail of British Vefsels at Lavaltrie & when our Term of Service was out for which we Enlisted which was I think in December the said John Waters myself & others Enlisted again for another Term of Six Months under Charles Nelson Capt. Seth Wheeler Lieut & James Gould Ensign & went on Down to Quebec & were there under General Montgomery when he Fell & we unfortunately had to Retreat & Lay Encamped through the winter about three Miles from Quebec till about the month of May 1776.  We then Retreated under Gen'l Arnold by Water & by Land untill we Came out of Canada & our Term of Service being out for the second Term of Six Months we were Discharged & Returned home Together being [illegible] mates Nearly the whole time
Isaac Stevens

State of New Hampshire  County of Coos fs.--
Stratford  23rd Jany 1833
Then the said Isaac Stevens who is well known by me to be a Person of Undoubted Veracity &  I think Perfectly Disinterested appeared Personally & made Solemn Oath that the above Affidavit by him Subscribed is true before me
Sam'l. Porter  Justice of the Peace
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[illegible seal in upper left corner of page]

State of New Hampshire   Coos fs.
Superior Court of Judicature Clerk's office
January 25, 1833

I Adino N Brackett Clerk of said Court do hereby certify that Samuel Porter, before whom the within testimony was taken, is an acting magistrate for said County, qualified by law to administer oaths that the within is his signature, & as such is entitled to full faith & credit.

In witnefs of which I have hereto set my hand & affixed the Seal of said Court the day & year above written--
A. N Brackett, Clerk.
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Deposition Elijah Blodgett
for
John Waters
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I Elijah Blodgett of Guildhall in the County of Efsex & State of Vermont of Lawfull age being in my Seventy sixth year & now a Pentioner of the United States Testify & say that I am & was well acquainted with John Waters of Bath in the County of Grafton & State of New Hampshire the Person who I Perfectly Recognize to be the Same John Waters who served with me as a Soldier in the Revolutionary War in a Company & Regiment Commanded by Colo'l Timothy Bedel the Regiment I think was Principally Enlisted in the Month of June 1775 & were Rendevouzed & Pafsed Muster at Haverhill in said State of New Hampshire in the Month of July following & were Marched through the Woods to Lake Champlain in Burlington in the State of Vermont & then went down said Lake Champlain by Water to St. Johns Lower Canada where we joined the Continental Army Commanded by General Montgomery we were at the Siege & Taking of St Johns, Laprary, Chamblee & Montreal & we were at the Takeing of Eleven Sail of British Vefsels at Lavaltrie & when our Term of service was out for which we Enlisted which was Six Months--I think on the forepart of December the said John Waters myself & others Reenlisted for another term of Six Months under Charles Nelson Capt. Seth Wheeler Lieutenant & James Gould Ensign & went on Down to Quebec & we were there with ["when" stricken out] General Montgomery when he Fell & we unfortunately had to Retreat & lay Encamped about three Miles from Quebec During the Remainder of the Winter & on or about the sixth of May 1776 the Army Retreated from before Quebec under the Command I think of Gen'l Benedict Arnold by Water & by Land to the three Rivers  my term of Service being out I Enlisted again into another Regiment & joined it & did not see anything more of said Waters at that time as we were moving out of Canada & said Waters Second term of service being out as well as mine I Supposed that he Returned home as well as others
Elijah Blodgett

State of New Hampshire  County of Coos fs.
Northumberland   21st January 1833
Then the said Elijah Blodgett who is well known by me to be a Person of undoubted Veracity & I think Perfectly Disinterested Appeared Personally & made Solemn Oath that the above Affidavit by him Subscribed is true
before me   Wm Brooks  Justice of the Peace
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[illegible seal in upper left corner of page]

State of New Hampshire  Coos  fs.
Superior Court of Judicature Clerk's office
January 25th 1833--

I Adino N. Brackett Clerk of said Court to hereby certify that William Brooks whom the within testimony was taken, is an acting magistrate, qualified to law to administer oaths, that the within is his signature & as such is entitled to full faith & credit--

In testimony of which I have hereto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court the day & year above written.
Adino N. Brackett, Clerk.
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rep 16 May '46
5493
Concord, New Hampshire
Hannah Waters
widow of John Waters 
who was a Pri
in the N. H. Line
inscribed on the roll at the rate of 40 dollars and zero cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843

Certificate of pension issued the 16 day of May 1846
and sent to Ira Goodall
[illegible]
N. H. 
Act of March 3, 1843
Recorded in Book A, Vol 1, Page 256
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New Hampshire 7603
Hannah Waters
widow of John Waters
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832 and who died on the 3rd February 1839 Grafton Co. in the State of N. Hampshire who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Bedel of the Regiment commanded by Col Palmer in N.H. line for 1 year
Inscribed on the Roll of Concord at the rate of 40 dollars per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836. 
Certificate of Pension issued the 9th day of September 1843 and sent to D.C. Churchill Lyme, N. Hampshire
whole amount due $200.
Act July 7, 1838, recorded by D. Brown Clerk 
Book A Vol 1, Page 60.
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Widow, &c. 
File No. 25905
Hannah Waters
Wid. of 
John Waters
Priv. Rev. War
Act Feb. 2nd 1948
Index: Vol. W., Page 314
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1927 Apr. 23 photos mailed to A.W. DeGood.