Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 26,008, Joseph Wheat, N.H.
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Declaration
 In order to obtain the benefit of the act of  congress of the 7th July 1838 entitled as and for the granting half pay and pensions to certain widows" .
State of New Hampshire Grafton County  
On this 24th day of October 1838 personally appeared before me David C Churchill one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County aforesaid Bridget Wheat a resident of Canaan in the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire aged 81 years (last march), who being first 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 and of Congress passed July 7 1838 entitled an act granting half pay & pensions to certain Widows that she is the widow of Joseph Wheat who was a corporal and private in the war of the Revolution in which was he served about seven years and was at the time of his death a pensioner of the United States under the act of May 15 1828 he was also a Pensioner under the act of 1818 but was stricken from the list on account of having more property than that law contemplated at the time it was passed- as a subsequent Law
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She respectfully refers to the Declaration of her said Husband and the Rolls and records of the war Department for proof of his service.

 She further declares that she was married to the said Joseph Wheat (at Hollis NH)- on the tenth day of October in the year seventeen hundred and eighty three that her husband the aforesaid Joseph Wheat died on the 28th day of October 1836 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 the time above stated.

 Bridget Wheat 
X
Her mark 

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year aforesaid before me 
D.C. Churchill  J C C Pleas 

 I certify that by reason of bodily infirmity the said applicant can not attend the Court . D. Churchill J.C.C. Pleas
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I Joseph Wheat of Canaan in the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire aged 53 years depose and say that I am a son of Joseph Wheat late of said Canan [sic] deceased who was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States at the time of his Death  I further say that my said Father decd at said Canan on the 28th day of October 1836  I attended his funeral, I further say that my Mother Bridget Wheat now resides in my family & has [illegible] the month of March 1837  She is now in my presence and I know this to be the identical person who was once the wife and is now the widow of the said Joseph Wheat deceased and that she has remained a widow ever since the Death of her said husband Joseph Wheat
Joseph Wheat [signature]


State of New Hampshire }
Grafton County ss}

Canan October 24 1838 Then personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace Joseph Wheat and made solemn oath that the above affidavit by him signed is true _ and I further certify that he is a respectable person and that his statement in my opinion is entitled to full credit.
D. C. Churchill Jus: Peace
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Lyons N. H. June 12. 1843

Dear Sir
I have supplied the defect referred to [illegible] Bridgett Wheats application for a Pension under the act of March 3d 1842 - by insisting the fact that the declarant is personally known to me.  I omitted to make the certificate at the time I took the Declaration through [illegible] mos ____
yours & Respectfully 
D C Churchill 

Hon J L Edwards
come of Pensions
Washington
DC
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2911  Revo       X

New Hampshire
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Bridget Wheat widow of Joseph Wheat, decd: who was a pensioner under the Act of 15 May 28 & 18 Mar 18
of Grafton Co in the State of N. H. __who was a private in the compy commanded by Captain Hawkins of the Regt commanded by Col Scammell in the N. Hampshire line for 2 years
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Inscribed on the Roll  of Concord__
at the rate of 80 Dollars [blank] Cents per annum, to commence one the 29th October, 1836__
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Certificate of Pension issued the 22d day of May 1839 and sent to D. C. Churchill, Lyme, N. H. ___
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Arrears to the 4th of Mar: 1839  $194.45
Semi=annual allowance ending 4 Sept    $40.00
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$234.45
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{Act July 7}
{1838}

Recorded by Wm Stewart  Clerk
Book A   Vol 1  Page 59
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Aurora Chapter
Daughters of American Revolution
Aurora, Ill. 1/31/1921

Pension Commissioner,
Washington , D. C.

Dear Sir:---
My g-g-mother was Bridget Wheat.  She was born about 1757 and her husband served in the Revolution.  She rec'd a pension after his death, will you send me a copy of both pensions.  She lived in Canaan, Grafton county, N. H. and lived to be a very old woman.  Lived with her son Joseph after the death of her husband.

Will you tell me if Joseph Bute, born in Scotland, and was a soldier under GeneralBraddock.  He settled in Virginia  One of his sons John  born 1785 married Mayr Morrison.  If he ret'd a pension will you please send a copy.

Respectfully yours,
(Mrs.) Vivian Foster Blaine
268 Spring Street,
Aurora, Ill.

Husband name is Moses Blaine

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State of New-hampshire. [sic]
Office of Secretary of State.

I, THOMAS P. TREADWELL, Secretary of State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Joseph Wheat is an acting Justice of Peace, in and for the County of Graftop duly Commissioned and qualified.  His Commission was dated on the 14th day of June 1842 and will expire on the 14th day of June 1847 and his signature to the annexed instrument is genuine.

Given under my hand and the Seal of the State, this 29th day of April 1845.

Thomas P. Treadwell
Secretary of State.
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Canaan NH  March 29. 1843

Sir

After the death of my late husband Joseph Wheat who was a Pensioner of the United States at this rate of Eighty eight dollars per annum.  I as he widow applied for and obtained a Pension under the Act of Jul 7 1838 at the rate of Eighty dollars only per annum  I have therefore now to pray an increase or an acreage of Pension equal to that which was allowed hy husband and do hereby appoint H. H. Sylvester Esq of the city of Washington and John Bryant Esq of Menden NH my agents to attend to my cares accordingly

her
Bridget  X  Wheat 
mark

Witness
D C Churchill
Joseph Wheat
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Joseph Wheats
Affidavit