Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43203, for Vincent Torr, New Hampshire
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
N. H.

Torr, Vincent

NUMBER
S. 43203

CONTENTS
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Notifn. sent to Peter Chad. wick, Exeter, NH 17 July 1820

for re-con(illegible)
Hon. M Butler 

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Reinstated by Hon Secy of War, 16 Feby 1821 & on same day notification sent to Hon: Mr Butler

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9615
New - Hampshire,
Vincent Torr, of Newmarket in the state of N. Hampe. who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Reed, of the N. Hampe. line, for the term of three years. 1777 -

Inscribed on the Roll of New - Hampshire at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 15 of April, 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 19 of Apri '19, and sent to Daniel M Durell, judge, Dover, New - Hampe.

Arrears to the 4th of March, 1819,   85.30
Semi=anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept. 1819  48.00
10 mos 16/30 & 4/31.   $133.30

Revolutionary claim, Act 8th March, 1818.

Hon. J. Butler 10 Jany 1821
Discontinued $176(line drawn through)
Reinstated
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Application of Vincent Torr of N.H. for a pension

Examine records
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State of New Hampshire First Judicial District SS
On the 15th day of April AD 1818, before me the subscriber, Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas for the first District in said State, personally appeared Vincent Torr of Newmarket in said District, aged sixty years, who being by me duly sworn did on his oath make the following declaration 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" That he the said Vincent Torr, enlisted in said service in February 1777, in the State of New Hampshire, in the company commanded by Cap. Frederick Bell, of the 2d New Hampshire Regt. for the term of three years, and that he continued to serve in said corps in the service of the United States, until January A.D. 1780, when he was discharged from said service. That he was in the battles of Hubbardstown - two battles nigh still water, agt. Burgoyne - battles of Monmouth, & Newtown.
And that he is in reduced circumstances & stands in need of the assistance of his country for support.
Sorn to & declared before me the day & year aforesaid.

I Daniel M Durell Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas for the first District in the State of New Hampshire, as aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Vincent Torr did serve in the re-
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(re)volutionary war as stated in the preceeding declaration against the common enemy, & I now transmit the proceedings & testimony, taken & had before me, to the Secretary for the department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & caused the seal of said court for the County of Stratford in said District, to be affixed to the same this 10th day of March AD 1819.
D M Durell

By order of the Judge Attest, A. Peirce, Clerk.
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I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Vincent Torr, whose declaration is hereto prefixed, & do know that he is in reduced circumstances & stands in need of assistance for support. 
D M Durell

I Paul Chapman of Newmarket in the County of Rockingham & State of New -Hampshire, of lawful age, depose & say, that I am acquainted with Vincent Torr of said Newmarket, whose deposition is hereto prefixed, & do believe the same to be substantially correct. Mr Torr is a poor man & really needs assistance for his support.
Paul Chapman
Sworn before me D M Durell Just. Peace

I Jonathan Downing of Durham in the County of Stafford & State of New Hampshire depose & say, that I served as sergeant Major of the second New Hampshire Regt. in the Revolutionary War, more than five years, & that Vincent Torr whose deposition is hereto prefixed served as a private soldier in Capt Bell's Company in said Regt. more
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I Paul Chapman of Newmarket in the County of Rockingham & State of New - Hampshire, of lawful age, depose & say, that I am acquainted with Vincent Torr of said Newmarket, whose deposition is hereto prefixed, & do believe the same to be substantially correct. Mr Torr is a poor man & really needs assistance for his support.
Paul Chapman

Sworn before me D M Durell Just. Peace

I Jonathan Downing of Durham in the County of Stafford & State of New Hampshire depose & say, that I served as sergeant Major of the second New Hampshire Regt. in the Revolutionary War, more than five years, & that Vincent Torr whose deposition is hereto prefixed served as a private soldier in Capt Bell's Company in said Regt. more than nine months upon the Continental establishment.
Jonathan Downing

Sworn before me D M Durell Just. Peace
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Newmarket
Vincent Torr
private
New Hampshire line
1777 - 3 years
Served in militia
Wanted the certificate of the judge as to the reduced circumstances of the claimant

15 April, 1818.



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Admd
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STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE,
Rockingham ss.}
On this fifteenth day of April 1818, before me the subscriber, Chief Justice of the Courts of Common Pleas for the First District in said State, personally appears Vincent Torr aged sixty years, resident in Newmarket in the said County & district, who being by me first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, 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:" 
That he the said Vincent Torr enlisted in the said service in Feby 1777 in the state of New Hampshire in a company commanded by Captain Frederick Bell of the second New Hampshire Reg't to serve for three years that he continued to serve in said corps, or in the service of the United States ['until the' crossed out] from some time in the month of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred seventy seven, until some time in January A.D. 1780 when he was discharged from service in Reading state of Connecticut. that he was in the battles of Hubbardtown - two battles with Burgoyne nigh Stillwater - Monmouth, & Newtown and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services. 
Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid. 
I. DANIEL M. DURELL, Chief Justice of the Courts of Common Pleas for the first district in the State of New-Hampshire, as aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Vincent Torr did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy; and I now transmit the  proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.
[court seal affixed] In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the  seal of said Court for the County of Rockingham in said district, to be affixed to the same, this fifteenth day of April A.D. 1818
/s/D. M. Durell
Attest /s/P. Chadwick Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Rockingham in said District
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I Jonathan Downing of Durham in the County of Strafford & State of New Hampshire, depose & say, that I served as a noncommissioned officer in the New Hampshire Regt. in the service of the United States, in the revolutionary war, from Decem'r 1775 until June 1783. That I am well acquainted with Vincent Torr whose declaration is hereto prefixed, & do know that said Torr served in said Reg't from February 1777 until February 1780 as stated in his said declaration
/s/Jonathan Downing
State of New Hampshire
Strafford ss. April 25th 1818 Then the above named Jonathan Downing made oath that the foregoing deposition by him subscribed is Just & true. Before me 
/s/D. M. Durell Just Peace
State of New Hampshire
First judicial district ss} March 20, 1819I, D. M. Durell Chief Justice of the Courts of Common Pleas for the said District, do certify that it has been made to appear to my satisfaction that Vincent Torr, who made the foregoing declaration, is in reduced circumstances & stands in need of the assistance of his country for support. 
/s/D. M. Durell
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Affidavit for Vincent Torr

See letter to Hon. J. Butler - 10 Jany 1821.
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I the subscriber, do hereby certify, that I have enquired into and assertained the circumstances of Vincent Torr, a soldier of the Revolution. and find them to be as follows Viz. - That he is verry poor, as it respects property, in fact he has none he can justly call his own, if his debts were paid. That he is in a poor state of health, subject to fitts, and partially blind which for many years has rendered him unable to work at his occupation (that of a taylor,) and thereby has precluded his being any way able to support himself or family. That he is now wholly dependant on his children and friends for support. That to one of his sons he si nw indebted on act. for supplies, upwards of two hundred dollars which sum is in fact more than all the property he now possesses - and should he be called upon to pay this, with some other demands would render him as great an object chorty as is now this place. That his wife is now in a declining state totally unable to help herself and family - And informed me had not God have been graciously pland to raise her up friends, as well as children, to assist them, that most inevitably suffer. That her daughters at service, had by their
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industry, provided their father with an outside garment or otherwise he would be destitute of one to shelter his body in this cold and inclement season of the year. The above may be relied on as a correct statement of sd Vincent Torr's situation, and he was a soldier in the glorious Revolutionary War. And (illegible) on gaining that Independance we as a nation enjoy
Jno Osborn pastor of the North Church in Newmarket

Rockingham SS
Decr 20th 1829 personally appeared John Osborn and made solemn oath that the foregoing statement is just & true before me
Nathl Kidder Justice Peace

N Kidder is a Justice, (illegible)
Josiah Butler MC
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SCHEDULE
CONTAINING the whole estate and income of Vincent Torr of City of Newmarker (his necessary clothing and bedding excepted,) by him subscribed, exhibited to the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Rockingham, on the first Tuesday of July 1820, and annexed to his oath, viz. by Paul Chapman his Guardian - 
One Small one story house & small Barn valued at - $150
1 Cow 12 dolls 1 Shoat 5 dolls. - 17
1 Second hand desk without Brass. - 3
1  Do.  Case of draws - 2 
3  do  Tables and Looking Glass - 2.50
1/2 doz turn'd chaires 1/2 doz. do - 2.50
Iron ware 12/  do  shove(l) & Tongs - 1.50
pr Flat Irons - 0.50
$178.60
Sundry small articles of a  trifling nature
/s/Paul Chapman
State of New Hampshire
Rockingham ss. On the first Tuesday of July 1820 personally Appeared in open Court being a Court of Record for said County of Rockingham having power of fine and imprisonment before John Haway and Hall Burgin Esquires Justices of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Rockingham Paul Chapman of Newmarket in said County who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he is guardian of Vincent Torr aged about sixty years resident in Newmarket in said County a person habitually intemperate and insane that the said Torr has a pension certificate as a soldier in the Revolutionary war commencing in April 1818 numbered 9,615 said Torr is a Tailor by occupation but has not ability to pursue it owing to blindness and being subject to convulsion fits - he has in family a wife aged about
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fifty five years and a daughter aged about nineteen. They have no means of support but their own labor or charity of others, nor has the said Torr nor any pension in trust for him to my knowledge and belief, any property or securities contracts or debts due to him, nor any income. other what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.
Paul Chapman -

Sworn to and declared at Portsmouth in said County of Rockingham on the fourth day of July 1820 before John Harvey and Hall Burgin, Judges of said Court.

I, Peters Chadwick, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Rockingham, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule here thereto annexed; are truly copied from the record of said Court; and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is one hundred seventy eight Dollars. In testimony where od I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this fourth day, of July 1820.
P. Chadwick
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This is to certify that Vincent Torr hath serv'd as a Soldier in the Army of the United States, and second N Hampshire Regiment, for the space of of three years, which was the Term he engaged for and he is hereby honorably discharg'd the service 
Given under my hand in Camp this 22nd day of Jan'y 1780
/s/Geo Reid Col'o Comm'g
2nd N Hamp. Regiment.
To whom it concerns Civil and Military}
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43203
Revy INVALID. 
File No. 43,203
Vincent Torr 
Pri Rev War
Act: 18th March 18"
Index: - Vol. 3, Page 512
[Arrangement of 1870.]