Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22766, Josiah Fellows, N.H.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE                                            NUMBER
N.H.          Fellows, Josiah                 S.22766




CONTENTS
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27.051
New Hampshire
Josiah Fellows
of Grafton, in the State of New Hamp
who was a private in the Comp commanded 
by Captain Johnson of the Regt.
byt Col. Bailey in the Masstes
line for 8 months and 12 days


Inscribed on the Roll of New Heampe
at the rate of 28 Dollars 00 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 18 day of Dec
1833  and  [illegible'

Arrears to the 4th of Ef. '33  $70
Semi-anl. allowance ending [illegible]  14
                                                $84
  [second page]
Paid at the Treasury under 
the Act of the 6th April 1838
from 4 Sep 1839 to 4 March 
1840. Agt Notified 24 Dec 1840

Date of death not on A.B.
[last line written vertically down the right hand edge of the paper]
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28.00
Declaration
of Josiah Fellows
for Pension
NH

Private 8 mo 10 days
Capt Walkins Cory
NH

Geo C. Phelps
New Chester
NH
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Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832-----
State of New Hampshire   }
County of Grafton             }   [illegible]

On this first day of October AD 1833 personally appeared in open Court before the judges of the Court of Probate now in session in said county Josiah Fellows a resident of Bristol in said county & state aged seventy five 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 act of Congress passed June 7 1832
  That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as herein stated to wit. in 1776 an alarm was given that the Indians were coming into Newbury Vermont, and Haverhill New Hampshire that he then resided in New Chester in the County of Grafton & State of New Hampshire from which place with Tilton Burnet and Ebenezer Ingalls of New Chester immediately volunteered he thinks the first of June 1776 & marched to said Haverhill and were attached to a company commanded by Capt Johnson whether Johnsons Company was attached to any particular Regt at the time he does not recollect, that he was stationed some part of the season at said Haverhill and some part at said Newbury for the purpose of guarding the frontiers & employed most of the time in building temporary forts, & that he remained there under the command of Capt Johnson in the aforsaid service until some time in October 1776 making four months at least that General Baily superintended the detachment during said term from there he returned to said New Chester after being dismissed by said Capt Johnson.
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to said New Chester after being dismissed by said Capt Johnson.
     He further states that near the first of December 1776 he enlisted under Capt. Walker of Dunstable and Lieut Craig of Rumney NH for the term of three months two others [illegible] Jeremiah Quimley and Peter Sleeper both of said New Chester enlisted at the same time that he marched to Peekskill in the State of New York where the company to which he belonged was attached to a NH Regiment but the number of the Regt of the commanding Officer he does not recollect. That he served as aforesaid during tht term for which he enlisted. From whence he returned home to said New Chester in the month of March 1777. that he has no recollection that he ever had any written discharge & that if he had it hath long since been lost but he distinctly recollects that he was detained at Peekskill a few days after his term of three months had expired for the purpose of receiving money enough to defray his expence home.
    He further states that Dec September he thinks between the first & tenth days 1777 he volunteered with several others from said New Chester viz Carr Huse Mason Cass Cutting Favor Robert Forsythe and Samuel Warther. Said Cutting Favor was then a captain of a Militia Company at said New Chester. That he with the others above mentioned marched under said Capt Favor who was under the Command of Col. David Webster then of Plymouth in said County of Grafton to march to in Vermont. Where they remained two or three weeks from thence to Saratoga in the State of New York & there remained under the command of said Col. Webster til the surrender of Burgayne to [illegible'
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remained under the Command of [cut off] untill the surrender of Burgoyne to Gen G[illegible] soon after which he was dismissed that he was in the service of the USA six weeks or more at that time. That he knows of no one who can testify to said service further than the contents of the annexed affidavits. That he has no documentary evidence of his service. That if he ever had any written discharge it has long since been lost. That he was born in the town of Chester in the County of Rockingham and state of. That he has resided in said Bristol (which was formerly a part of the Town of New Chester) for the last fifty eight years. That he does not know that any record of his age exists he is acquainted with John S. Winter & Moses Sleeper of said Bristol Jon -a- Clark of Danbury whose affidavits are attached and others in the neighborhood where he resides who can testify to his character for truth and veracity and their belief of his serving as a soldier of the Revolution. 
 He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state. 
  Sworn to and subscribed the first day of October Anno Domini 1833  Josiah [x, his mark] Fellows
attend G[illegible] M. Phelps
       We Ebenezer Carlton residing in New Chester aforesaid and Timothy Carlton residing in said New Chester hereby certify that we are well acquain-
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We Ebenezer Carlton residing in New Chester aforesaid and Timothy Carlton residing in said New Chester hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Josiah Fellows who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration.  That we believe him to be seventy five years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion.
      Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.             Eben. Carleton
                             Timo Carleton
    And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogations prescribed by the War department. that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states. and the Court certifies that it appears to them that  [illegible] Carlton who signed the preceeding certificate is a resident in the Town of New Chester aforesaid and that Timothy Carlton is a resident in said New Chester and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit. and it also appears to said court that John S Webster is a regular Clergyman at said Bristol whose affadavit is hereto annexed and is entitled to and it
            Edward Webber   Judge of Probate
            J Mans Daw  Clerk of the Court of Probate within & for the County
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Edward Webber   Judge of Probate
  J Mass Daw  Clerk of the Court of Probate within & for the County of Grafton aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceeding of the said Court in the matter of the application of Josiah Fellows for a pension
      In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this first day of October Anno Domini 1833
           Moses Daw
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July 3, 1931

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section 
AWF

Mr. Walter Denny
5600 Arsenal
St. Louis, Missouri

Dear Sir:

You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, s.22766, that Josiah Fellow was born in Chester, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, date not stated.

While residing in New Chester, Grafton County, New Hampshire, he enlisted and served as a private with the New Hampshire Troops as follows--from June 1, 1776, four months in Captain Johnson's Company, and was stationed at Heverhill, New Hampshire and Newbury, Vermont, guarding the frontier; from December 1, 1776, three months in Captain Walker's Company; from in September 1777, six weeks in Captain Cutting Favour's Company, Colonel Daniel Webster's Regiment, marched to Saratoga, New York, and remained there until the surrender of Burgoyne.

He was allowed pension on his application executed October 1, 1833, at which time he was living in Bristol, Grafton County, New Hampshire, and was aged seventy-five year. 

There are no data as to his family.

The above noted Josiah Fellows is the only soldier of that name found on the Revolutionary War records of this office, and there is no soldier named Josiah Bellows found on said records.

Very truly yours


A.D. MILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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Revolution [written vertically on upper left side of page]
22766
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File NO. 22766
Josiah Fellows
[illegible]  Rev War
Act: June 7th 32

ndex:--Vol. 2 , Page 124

{Arrangement of 1870.}

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1931-July 3 Hish to Walter Denny aug
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
       Second Comptroller's Office
         December 16th, 1840.

Sir:
 Under the act of the 6th of April 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States,"  Josiah Fellows, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Concord, N.H. Agency, at the rate of Twenty eight Dollars and ---------Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1839 to the 4th March 1840.
Respectfully yours,
Albion K Parris
Comptroller.


To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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State of New Hampshire
Grafton Co
I George Woodward afs Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said county do certify that George M. Phelps [illegible] before whom the four annexed affidavits were taken is a Justice of the peace within aforesaid county duly qualified to administer oaths & that I believe that his signature to all the annexed affidavits are genuine
Witness my hand & the seal of said court this 4th day of October 1833  
Geo Woodward Co Clerk
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I John S. Winter a clergyman residing in the Town of Bristol in the County of Grafton the state of New Hampshire hereby certify that I am acquainted with Josiah Fellows of Bristol in said county. That I believe him to be seventy five years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a revolutionary soldier & that I concur in that opinion, & further that I reside about sixteen miles from the place of holding the Probate Court in the county of Grafton on the first Thursday of Oct next & that it is not convenient for me to attend said court--
 John S. Winter

Grafton Cs 1st October 1833 thus John S. Winter made oath that the above certificate by him regard is true before me 
Geo M Phelps  Jus Peace
I hereby certify that John S Winter signer of the above certificate is a clergyman as above stated & that his statement is entitled to full credit
Geo M. Phelps Jus. Peace
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I Mary Sleeper of [illegible] in the County of
Grafton in the State of New Hampshire of
lawful age depose and say that in the year
1776 I should think in Nov or Dec my husband
Peter Sleeper then of New Chester (now Bristol), Jeremiah
Quimby and Josiah Fellows both of said New
Chester enlisted into the U.S. Service, and marched
as I understood to the State of New York as I understood
to Peekskill, they enlisted as I understood
for three months & I think they returned
in March following, they started when
they went into the same above named
from the house of my husband, and returned there
as above mentioned. Said Josiah Fellows
has ever been reputed in the neighborhood
where he lives to have been a revolutionary
soldier & I have no doubt of the fact.
I have been acquainted with him said
Fellows even since he was a boy.
her
Attest Geo M. Phelps       X Sleeper
Mark
Grafton Ss.   31 August 1833 Mary Sleeper above named
made solemn oath that the above affidavit by her
subscribed is true before me Geo M. Phelps
Jus. Peace
I hereby certify that the above name}
Mary Sleeper is a credible Witness}
Geo M. Phelps  Jus. Peace}
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I Moses Sleeper of lawful age depose
and say that I have been acquainted
with Josiah Fellows of Bristol in the
County of Grafton in the State of New
Hampshire for the last sixty or seventy
years. we were boys together. - In the year
one thousand seven hundred and sixty
seven in the fore part of the fall season
while I was in the continental service
said Josiah Fellows with several others
from New Chester came and joined the
army at or in the vicinity of Saratoga
I am sure I saw him in the U.S. service
for four or five weeks previous to the
Surrender of Burgoyne and how much
longer he may there in the service I
am not able to say. I have been acquainted
with him ever since & he has
also been reputed to have been a
revolutionary soldier & I have no doubt
of the fact. I further state that I was at
New Chester in 1776. where said Josiah Fellows
started with others from that place as
Volunteers to go to Haverhill NH &
Newbury Vermont to guard the frontiers
but cannot say how long he was there
I shall be seventy eight years old the fourth
day of Sept next -    Moses Sleeper
Grafton Ss.  31 Augt 1833  Moses Sleeper then came before me
& made oath that the above affidavit by him signed is true
before me   Geo M Phelps Jus. Peace

I hereby certify that the above named Moses Sleeper is considered a man of truth & veracity & is a credible witness
Geo M Phelps Jus. Peace
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I Jonathan Clark of Danbury in the
County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire 
I am now in my seventy eight year of
my age I do depose and say that in the
year one thousand seven hundred and
seventy six I was called upon as a volunteer
to guard the frontier at Haverhill in
this State I attended at Haverhill and that
vicinity I think nearly three weeks and
while I was there Josiah Fellows of New Chester 
now Bristol attended with me as a private
August 28, 1833 Jonathan Clark

[illegible] State of New Hampshire Grafton Ss
Personally appeared the above named
Jonathan Clark and made solemn oath
of the truth of the above affidavit [crossed out]
before me    Amos Taylor Just Peace

Grafton Ss. 1st Oct 1833
I hereby certify that Jonathan
Clark signer of the above affidavit is considered
and a man of truth and veracity and that
his statement is intitled to full credit
Geo M. Phelps J Peace
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IN REPLY REFER TO                            3-2562
                                                           __________
                                            VETERANS ADMINISTRATION
Rev. and 1812                    UNITED STATES [X'd out]
Wars Section.                    DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR [X'd out]
AWF: MLB 
                                                    BUREAU OF PENSIONS
                                                          WASHINGTON 

                                                                                              June 12, 1913

Mr. Walter Denny                                                      [stamped]
                                                                                    PENSION
5600 Arsenal                                                                JUL
                                                                                     U.   1   S.
Saint Louis, Missouri                                                  1931 
                                                                                     OFFICE
Dear Sir:

I advise you that the data furnished by you are not sufficient to
enable this bureau to make intelligent reply to the queries contained
in your letter.

Please fill out such of the blank spaces below, as the information
in your possession will permit, and return to this bureau.

First name of widow.    -- only [handwritten]
Name sometimes shown on records here Josiah Bellows (o handwritten above Bellows) Fellows [Sentence is handwritten]

Full name of soldier Josiah Fellows
From New Hampshire Bridgewater or Kensington [Sentence is handwritten]

Residence of soldier at enlistment
1820 to 1827 St Louis mother returned to Keene New Hampshire  [Sentence is handwritten]

Residence of soldier after service
where he became a merchant.

Name of state from which he enlisted New Hampshire  [Sentence is handwritten]

Approximate date of birth 1757 -59  [Sentence is handwritten]

Approximate date of death   Family tradition shows
that he was living about 1840 and had [handwritten]
Kindly return attached letter with your reply. [crossed out]  lived in Keene, [handwritten]
Your letter has been forwarded to the proper division of this    New Hampshire [handwritten]
bureau for reply relative to records of soldiers of the Civil War.

Very truly yours
E.W. Morgan
E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner
I am badly in need of information on
this man to complete the records of this
family I trust that I may hear from you
in regard to his war service.
Walter Denny