Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 858-100, for George Patterson, New Hampshire
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SERVICE
NH

Patterson, George

NUMBER
B. L. Wt. 858-100

CONTENTS
The papers in the claim of Alexander Patterson, B. L. Wt. 859-100, are within.
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Nos 858 & 859

The heirs of George Patterson
private

New Hampshire line

The heirs of Alex.r Patterson
private

New Hampshire line


Warranty issued Feb y: 25. 1820
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En [ILLEGIBLE]

Samuel Patterson

to

Van Zandt & Rockwell

Power of Attorney
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State of New Hampshire} July 5th 1819

I hereby certify that James V. Barron and Moses Baker Esq. whose names are severally subscribing to the foregoing certificates were at the respective dates thereof Justices of the peace within and for the County of Grafton in said State, duly appointed and commissioned, and that to their respective acts and attestations as such, faith and credit are due.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the public seal of State on the day of the date hereof.
Sam Sparhawk Secretary
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New Hampshire Secretary's Office 
October 1, 1819

I certify that the within named Moses Baker continued in office as a Justice of the peace for the county of Grafton on the sixth day of September last.

Saml Sparhawk Secretary
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To all men by their presents that I Samuel [ILLEGIBLE] C of Thornton in the County of Grafton & State of New Hampshire. Husbandman. Have ordained and appointed and by their presence do and ordain & appoint Major Van Zandt & Rockwell of the City of Washington my true & lawful Attornys with full power of Substitution & one or more attorneys to make - to ask & [ILLEGIBLE] of the government of the United States Two certain land warrants of one hundred acres each. One due for my father George Patterson slain by the enemy. The other due my Brother Alexander Patterson who [ILLEGIBLE] to this and of the war - both of New Hampshire line. Hereby giving unto my said Attornys or their substitutes full power to act in the above persons & hereby ratifying & confirming whatsoever my Law Attorney or their substitute in my name may lawfully do. In testimony whereof I have [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE] my hand & seal this ninth day of December in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred & nineteen
his X mark 
Samuel Patterson

Witnefs Moses Baker
Nathl P. Rogers

State of New Hampshire, Grafton [ILLEGIBLE] Decm 9, 1819
Personally appearing Samuel Patterson above named and aknowledged the foregoing instrument to his voluntary act
Before me,
Moses Baker Jus. Peace
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Washington City, Jan. 4 1820

I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Moses Baker Esquire, of Campton, in the County of Grafton, in the State of New Hampshire, and have always understood he was a Justice of the Peace and on examining the New Hampshire Register of Justices of the Peace, now in my posession, prepared by the Secretary of State, I find his name recorded as such.
David L. Morril S.U.S.
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I Samuel Patterson of Lawful age Testify and Say That my Hon Faather George Patterson and my beloved Brother Alexander Patterson both enlisted in the United States service to serve during the Revolutionary War which George Patterson did till he was slain by the enemy and Alexander till the end of the war.

his X mark
Samuel Patterson

Grafton Co} April 27th 1819
Then personally append and made solum oath that the above testimony by him subscribed is the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth before me

John V. Barron   Justice Peace

I certify that the above named Samuel Patterson is a man of truth and verasity

John V. Barron
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State of New Hampshire

grafton [ILLEGIBLE]
Edward Evans Esqs Judge of the Court for the probate of wills [ILLEGIBLE] for said county

To whom the presents shall come

greeting

KNow ye that Samuel Patterson of Thornton in said County is the purported son & an heir at [ILLEGIBLE] to the Estate of George Patterson who fell in Battle in A.D. 1781 near Pines Bridge in the State of New York & that the said Samuel Patterson is [ILLEGIBLE] brother & heir at [ILLEGIBLE] to the Estate of Alexander Patterson Deceased

In testimony where of I have here unto set my hand & affirmed the seal of said Court this 9th Day of May A.D. 1819

E Evans Judge of Probate
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War Department
Section of Bounty Land
Washington City
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Wt. to issue to Saml Patterson & the other heirs at law of Geo: Patterson priv N. H. line -
Wt ipd No 858

Wt. to issue to Saml Patterson & the otherheirs at law of Alexr. Patterson priv N. H. line
Wt. ipd No 859
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Concord N.H. 1st October 1819
Cutting. Dear Sir [ILLEGIBLE] as
depositions to prove the claims found in th cases of George + Alexander Patterson both soldiers of the New Hampshire
during the Revolution.
Dennis Rockwell will call at
office & take the Power of Attorney.
[ILLEGIBLE]
Richard Draper

Wt to issue to Saml Patterson + the other heir al law of Geo: Patterson priv
N.H. line-
Wtipd No 858

Wt to issue to Saml Patterson + the other heir al law of Alexr Patterson priv N.H. line
Wtipd No 859
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Department of War
Pension Office
May 18th 1822

I hereby certify that it appears from the archives of this
office-that George Patterson of the 2nd Regiment of
the New Hampshire line-enlisted June 22nd 1779-
for the term of "during the War" and was killed
May 14th 1781
I. L. Edwards

Brother to the said Alexander Patterson and I farther
say that the said Alexander Patterson served to the end
of the war And I farther testify and say that in the [?]
of the Year of 1781 there was a party detatched from the
main army and sent on command to Pines Bridge in the State of New York and
stationed there from which detatchment there was a 
company detatched under the command of Capt. Samuel
Cherey of the New Hampshire line and sent forward as
an advance guard soon after there was a party from the
British attacked our main Guard at Pines Bridge killed
and wounded some of our officers and took Major Flagg
prisoner and on their return they attacked the detatchment
under the Command of Capt Cherey to which detatchment
I myself and the aforesaid George Patterson belonged and
this being much heavier than we the said George Patterson
was Overtaken by the light House and was Slain
Note the sentence (of the United States army) and also
the words (in the State of New York) were [?] before
signing
James Boies
for evidence of his having been slain in battle-see rolls
2nd N.H. Regt. in Pension Office-for {[?] P. A.P.} ss 20023-
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for A. Patterson see ss 20.083-//-

I James Boies of  [?] in the County of Grafton
the State of New Hampshire Testify and say that I inlisted 
in the New Hampshire line in the first Regt of the United States army in the faul 
of the year of 1776 and served in said line untill the end of 
the war. about the year 1781 I became acquainted with
George Patterson and also his sone Alexander Patterson
who both inlisted for the war from the town of Thornton
in the County of Grafton in the State of New Hampshire
and that after I returned home I had opportunity of being
acquainted with George Pattersons family and that Saml Patterson
now living in Thornton is son to the said george and
Brother to the said Alexander Patterson and I farther
say that the said Alexander Patterson served to the end
of the war And I farther testify and say that in the faul
of the year of 1781 there was a party detatched from the
main army and sent on command to PInes Bridge in the State of New York and
stationed there from which detatchment  there was a
company detatched under the command of Capt. Samuel
Cherey of the New Hampshire line and sent forward as
an advance guard soon after there was a party from the
British attacked our main guard at Pines Bridge  killed 
and wounded some of our officers and took Maj. Flagg
prisoner and on their return they attacked the detatchment
under the command of Capt. Cherey to which detatchment
I myself and the aforesaid George Patterson belonged and
they being much heavier than we the said George Patterson
was Overtaken by the lightHouse and was Slain
Note the sentence (of the United States army) and also
the words (in the State of New York) were [?] before
signing
James Boies
for evidence of his having been slaim in batte-see rolls
2nd N.H. Regt. in Pension Office-for {[?] P. A.} ss 20023-
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Grafton ss} Apt 27th 1819

then the within named James Boies personally
came before me and made solemn
oath that the within testimony by him
subscribed is the truth and nothing but
the truth
John V. Barron Just Peace

I certify that the within named James Boies
is a man of truth and verasity
John V. Barron
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I Edward Taylor of Campton in the County
of Grafton & State of New Hampshire on oath
testify & say that I served three years in the
the third New Hampshire Regiment during
the Revolutionary war and that I was personally
acquainted with George Patterson & Alexander
Patterson who served in said third Regiment
and I understood that they were inlisted during
the War and that said Alexander did serve
during the war & that the said George served
untill he was slain in battle at Pine Bridge
so called in the State of New York in the year
one thousand seven hundred & eighty one
and I further testify that Samuel Patterson
of Thornton in the State of New Hampshire
is said to be the son of the aforesaid George
Patterson & legitimate Heir to said George &
Brother to the aforesaid Alexander
Edward Taylor

State of New Hampshire Grafton ss
April 30. 1819. Personally appeared Edward
Taylor above named & made oath to the
above affidavit by him subscribed
Before me
Moses Baker Jus. Peace
I hereby certify that the above named Edward
Taylor is a Man of truth & veracity
Moses Baker
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
form VAM-51
12-5-41
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

NAME Patterson, Hezekiah GRADE Private LINE New York

WARRANT NUMBER 7583 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Feb. 14, 1791 
to Steward Dean, assignee

* The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are
registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates.  Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800 
Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.