Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 15513, Joseph Adams, Mass.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Adams, Joseph W. 15513.
Molly
CONTENTS
Resident Salisbury [illegible] leo. Mass
on Aug. 26, 1803 at Salisbury, Merrimack leo. N.H.
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[Here} Colby's Certificate 
of marriage
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"One thousand seven hundred and sixty eight October twelfth  Married Joseph Adams of Salisbury and Molle Currier of this town" I certify the above to be a correct extract from the Records of the first Church in Amesbury in the county of Essex and State of Massachusetts now in my possession, as kept by the late Rev Thomas Hibbert, [illegible] that on the book of records the dates of the year and month are in faire [fair] and legible figures, This 1768, October 12th. I do certify that at this time. March 21st 1838, there is no pastor of said Church and that I hold the book of record of said church as the deacon thereof. 
Hezekiah Colby Deacon

State of Massachusetts
Essex County.  Amesbury March 21st 1838
Personally appeared before me the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County of Essex. Hezekiah Colby, above named, and made oath in due form of the law, to the truth of the above written extract, by him subscribed in my presence. And I also do certify that said Colby is a credible witness well known to me.
Edward Dorr, Justice Peace.

House of Representatives
April 16, 1838
I certify that Edward Dorr is a Justice of the Peace in the County of Essex in State of Massachusetts, and that his signature affixed to this and the accompanying documents is genuine. 
C. Cushing
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Three dots on what seems to be a worn Document.
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2290
Concord N. Hampshire
Molly "Adams" widow of Joseph Adams dead who died on the 26 August 1803 of Merrimack in the State of N. H. who was a Sergeant & Private in the company commanded by Captain Titcomb of the Regt. commanded by Col Wade in the Mass line for
11 months and 20 days Sergeant
4 Mass private

Inscribed on the Roll of Concord at the rate of 71 dollars 67 cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 25 day of August 1838 and sent Teri Morrill Salisbury N.H.

Arrears to the 4th of March 1858 $501.69 
Semi annual allowance ending 4 September  $35.83
Total $537.52
Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3d.
Recorded by D. D. Addison Clerk Book A. Vol. 2d.  Page 21
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the 3rd section of the Act of Congress of the 4th July 1836
State of New Hampshire, Merrimack 
On this fourth day of April Anno Domini 1838 personally appeared before me Horace Chase Judge of the Court of Probate for the said county of Merrimack Molly Adams a resident of Salisbury in the County of Merrimack and State of New Hampshire aged eighty eight years who being first duly sworn according to the law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision under by the act of Congress passed July 4. 1836
That she is the widow of Joseph Adams who was as she believes a Sergeant in the war of the Revolution - that said Adams was in the Revolutionary service in the year 1775 for the term of eight months in the Company commanded by Captain Jonathan Evans in the Regiment of Col. Fry at Cambridge in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.  That in the year following the said Joseph Adams served for the term of four months at or near White Plains in the State of New York in the company of Captain John Merrill and Regiment of Col. Cagswell.
That about two years after the last mentioned service the said Joseph Adams in the service for the term of about six weeks in Rhode Island was, as she believes, attached to Captain 
Clark´s company.  
That in the year 1780, as she verily believes the said Joseph Adams was in the service for the further term of three months at West Point in the State of New York and as she has reason to believe was attached to the Company commanded by Captain Richard Titcomb and Col. Wades Regiment. 
That during all the aforesaid service the said Joseph Adams and his family were residents of Salisbury in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and continued to reside there till about forty one or forty two years since when he and his family to Salisbury in New Hampshire where he lived till he died which was August 26. 1803.
That she has no documentary evidence of any part of his said service.  That she is enabled from recollection to state the several different [illegible] of said service, the period of each, best as to the year, she does not distinctly recollect so well the times last mentioned period as the does the first, and must refer to the evidence here to annexed to establish that fact which she has no doubt is true as above stated.  That she must also refer to the proof here to annexed for the rank the said Joseph Adams held in the service and the names of the Officers under whom he served, for she does not distinctly recollect either of those facts.
She further declares that she was married to
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to the said Joseph Adams on the twelfth day of October 1768 at Amesbury in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts by the Rev. Thomas Hibbart the Minister of said Amesbury that her name before her intermarriage with the said Joseph Adams was Molly Currier of Amesbury Ma. That she had by the said Joseph Adams ten children. That she had three children with her said husband first went into the service and another was born in his absence that her said husband the said Joseph Adams died at Salisbury N.H. on the twenty sixth day of August 1803 and that she had remarried a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof  hereto annexed.
Molly Adams
Witness [illegible]
Levi Morrill
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written.  Before me Horace Chase Judge of Probate I certify that by reason of bodily infirmity of the said Molly Adams although her mind seemed unimpaired the aforsaid declaration was taken out of court at her residence in Salisbury N.H 
Horace Chase Judge of Probate
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Rev by
[illegible] 1883

1928 July 19 Photos of E.V Martindale See John Adams S. 39926. A.D.Y.
1929 - Dec -10- [illegible] to Wm G. Adams See Rev War Aaron Adams W 9323 [missing text] NF

Rev Widow, &c.
No. 15513
Molly Adams Widow of Joseph Adams
Sergt Rev War
Act: July 4th 36
Book: Vol. a, Page 3
(Arrangement of 1870)
Gen notes J. D Adams
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Deposition of Samuel Swett
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I William Morill of Salisbury in the County of 
Essex and State of Massachusetts aged seventy seven years; 
an oath testify and declare that I was personally and well acquainted with Joseph Adams, formally of said Salisbury; and late of Salisbury in the county of Merrimack and State of New Hampshire, deceased. And that I
do know that said Adams did serve as a Sergeant in Capt. Richard Titcomb´s Company Col.'s Wade's regiment, at West Point in New York, for the term of three months, 
in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty. 
I also served in the same company and at the same time 
William Morill 
State of Massachusetts, 
Essex County of Salisbury March 20th 1838.
Then William Morill above named personally came and made oath in due form of law to the truth of the above written deposition by him subscribed in my presence. I do further certify that the said William Morill is a credible witness] well known to me                        Edward Dore Justice Peace
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I Samuel Swett of Salisbury in the County of Essex and State of Massachusetts, aged seventy seven years, on oath testify and declare that I was personally and well acquainted with Joseph Adams formerly of Salisbury aforesaid, and late of Salisbury in the County of Merrimack and State of New Hampshire, deceased.  And I do know that said Adams did serve as a soldier in the revolutionary war in Captain Clark´s Company (the Colonel's name I do not remember) at Rhode island, in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy eight, six weeks. I was myself a soldier in the same company at the same time and place. Samuel Swett

State of Massachusetts
Essex County  Salisbury March 23rd 1838
Then Samuel Swett above named personally came and made oath in due form of Law, to the truth of the above written deposition by him ascribed in presence.  I do further certify that said Samuel Swett is a credible witness well known to me. 
Edward Dorr Justice Peace
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I Levi Morrill of Salisbury in the County of Merrimack and State of New Hampshire aged seventy three years testify to say that I was born in Salisbury Massachusetts that I moved to Salisbury New Hampshire in year 1795 I have remained in the last mentioned Salisbury  ever since 1795.  That I have been well acquainted with Joseph Adams and Molly his wife from my infancy. That the said Joseph Adams died at Salisbury New Hampshire on the 26th day of August 1803.  I was with him when he died and attended his funeral.  That his widow the said Molly (who was Molly Courier before married to said Joseph) is now living and is the identical person who has this day made her declaration before Hovan [illegible] Judge of Probate for  said county of Merrimack in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions of the act of Congress of July 4th, 1736 for the relief of widows and orphans whose husbands and fathers have died in the service of the [illegible] or for other purposes - That she has not intermarried with any other person since the decease of the said Joseph Adams. 
Levi Morrill

State of New Hampshire Merrimack Salisbury N.H April 4th 1830 
There personally appeared Levi Morrill above named with whom I am well acquainted and certify that is of good repute for truth, inscribed and under oath is [illegible] [illegible] of [illegible], that the forgoing affidavit by him inscribed is true before me. 
Israel W. Kelly Justice Peace
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I Jabez Tune of Salisbury in the county of Merrimack and State of New Hampshire eighty years of age, testify and state that in the year 1775, at the commencement of the war of the Revolution, I resided in Salisbury in the State of Massachusetts and well acquainted with Joseph Adams then of the same Salisbury that after the was was over, the said Joseph Adams moved from this aforesaid Salisbury to Salisbury in the County of Merrimack State of New Hampshire and died at the last mentioned Salisbury  even though thirty years ago.
What I well know that the aforesaid Joseph Adams went as an [ordinary] sergeant in the company commanded by Captain Evans to join the army of the Revolution at Cambridge Massachusetts, the next day after Lexington battle in 1775 that he served as an [ordinary] Sergeant in said company in Col Fry's Regiment for the time of eight months. I served in the same company as a private the same time. 
Jabez Tune
The words - State of New Hampshire - was written before signed & sworn to.
State of New Hampshire Merrimack, Salisbury March 26th 1838
There personally appeared the above named Jabez Tunes, with whim I am well acquainted and know his character to be good, subscribed and made oath in due form of case that, the above affidavit in time. 
Before me Israel W. Kelly Justice Peace
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Moses Pike's deposition
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I Moses Pike of Salisbury in the County of Essex and State of Massachusetts, aged eighty seven years, on oath testify and declare that I was personally and well acquainted with Joseph Adams, formerly of Salisbury aforesaid and late of Salisbury in the County of Merrimack and State of New Hampshire deceased. And that I do know that said Adams did serve as a Sergeant in Captain F. Jonathan Evans' Company Co. Fry's Regiment in the War of the Revolution at Cambridge, in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy five for the whole term of the first campaign of eight months. That afterward in the year following the said Adams served in Captain John Merrill´s Company, Col Cogswell's Regiment at North Castle and White Plains, in New York as a private in the company with myself about four months.  
Moses Pike
State of Massachusetts
Essex County Salisbury March 20th 1838.
Then Moses Pike above named personally came and made oath in due form of Law to the truth of the above written deposition by him subscribed in my presence.  I do further certify that said Moses Pike is a credible witness well known to me.
Edward Dorr, Justice Peace
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3409
Molly Adams Widow of Joseph N. H. 
Married 1768
Died 1803
vol. 12:89 in 75- Revy Sgt. 8 
vol. 23 p 142 in 80 Sgt. 3 mo. 20 dy
11. 20
Allow. 4m pr
mo 11 .20 dy Sergt $71.hh per ann. No deductions
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State of New Hampshire Merrimack County
The subscribed Register of the court of probate for said County of Merrimack hereby certifies and attests that Horace Chase, Esquire is Judge of the Court of Probate for said County of Merrimack that full faith and confidence may and ought to be given to his acts as such and that his signature to the declaration hereto annexed is his  genuine signature .  I do also certify that Israel W. Kelly is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Merrimack that full faith and confidence may and ought to be given to his acts as such and that his signature to the affidavits here to annexed are genuine.  In testimony of all which I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County this fifth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight. 
H. B. Chase Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Merrimack
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I Peter Bragg of [illegible] orange county and state of Vermont aged eighty seven years, on oath do testify and declare that I knew personally and well acquainted with Joseph Adams formerly of Salisbury County of Essex and State of Massachusetts and late of Salisbury County of Merrimack of state of New Hampshire deceased. I do further testify that I do know that said Joseph Adams did serve as a soldier in the war of the revolution in the year seventeen hundred seventy six at New York at White Plains in Captain John Merrill´s company and Regiment of Colonel Cogswell about four or five according to the best of my recollections and that I served at the same time in the said Captain Merrill´s company seven months and that said Adams left the company before the close of the service of [illegible] company.  Peter Bragg

State of Vermont Orange County [illegible] July 31, 1838
Then personally appear the above named Peter Bragg and made oath in due form of law to the truth of the above written deposition by him subscribed in my presence.  I do further certify that the said Peter Bragg is a credible witness well known to me.  
Harry H. Niles Justice Peace
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State of Vermont
Orange County
District of Bradford  I J. W. D. Parker Clerk or Register of the Probate Court of the district and County aforesaid do hereby certify that Harry H. Miles is a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Orange aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified as much that his commission is dated on first day of November 1837 and will expire on the 30th day of November 1838 and that his signature within written as such signature is genuine. In testimony whereof I hereto set my hand and affix the seal of said Court this 30 day of July 1838.
J.W.D. Parker Register or Clerk
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Salisbury N.H. Aug 6th 1830
Sir.
I herewith forward the affidavit of Peter Bragg in support of the claim of Molly Adams for a pension on acct. of the service of her late husband Joseph Adams in the war of the Revolution. 
Mr. Bragg states that Adams served with him in Captain John Merrill´s Company at White Plains in Captain Cogswell Regt. in 1776 four or five months according to the best recollections.  He is not certain when.
It is hoped this additional proof will for satisfy the department that four months at least as a private, will be added to the eleven months and twenty days as sergeant and a certificate will be forwarded accordingly.  Nor further proof can be obtained of
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serving in Captain Clarks company - 
Please forward this certificate to [illegible] at Salisbury New Hampshire.
Very respectfully -Your Obt Servt [Your obedient Servant]
Levi Morrill
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501.69
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Jos. Adams
75. Jona Evans 2 rolls for 77 - Vol 12 - 89 - 7 dy Sergt.
76 Joseph Merrill - No Joseph
78 [Blank] Clark
80. Richd [Richard] Titcomb [Vol 23- 142. Sergt.]
Sergt 8 4 1.12 3- -20 dy
Witness says John
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Salisbury N.H. April 6th 1830
Sir. With this you will receive the declaration of Molly Adams, widow of Joseph Adams late of this town, and formerly of Salisbury in the state of Massachusetts asking a pension on account of her late husbands service in the war of the Revolution.
The affidavits of Jabez Tune and Moses Pike this that he served in 1775 eight months as sergeant in Captain Evans Company in the Co. Fry´s Reg. and as a private in Captain Merrill's Company in Captain Cogswell's Regt in 1776 - about four months.
Samuel Swett reg, he served six weeks with in in Captain Clarks company in 1780.
William Morrell says he served with him in Capt. R. Titcomb´s Company in Col. Wades Regt in 1780 three months-
It is expected that the Hon. Mr. Cushing of Newburyport Mass will make the necessary certificates to the office and signature of Justice
[Written in left margin - each number is boxed: 2,4, 1 1/2, 3, 16 1/2 total]
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Sworn before when the papers in Massachusetts were signed and made oath to, but if he should not, they may be returned to me until he should forward them to Secretary of Massachusetts to have them properly authenticated.
The applicant has recently by reason of the ingratitude of her children, been forced into the poor house in this town and is anxious to be released from that place it is therefore desirable that her case (which I think a very clear one) should receive as early an examination at your convenience permits, as she has seen better days, although her sufferings in the time of the Revolution, were greater. 
Her certificate may be enclosed to me at Salisbury N.H.  Also all other communications on this subject addressed to me in the same way. 
Yours with respect and esteem.
Israel W. Kelly
Report to Hon. C Cushing H. R. as well as to W. Kelly
Hon J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
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Submit in Duplicate 1-681 Phone Branch 476
All inquiries regarding this job [illegible] should refer to Requisition No. 37724 
Requisition for Duplication, Addressograph, Photostat, and Blue Print Work.
Department of the Interior Washington
Chief, Division of Publications, November 29, 1929 Room G 139. Please furnish work specified below
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 photostatic copies of 4 pages from Revolutionary war pension claim of Joseph Adams, Massachusetts Troops, W15513.
No. of copies 1 of each shall form be kept standing? days
For further information see Mrs. M. M.H. Finch Room No. 5033 Phone No. 541
Approved A. D. Wilkinson , Chief Clerk of Bureau 
Margaret M. H. finch 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
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