Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 24,714, for Jacob Quimby, Massachusetts
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(8 - 1776)  
Quimby, Jacob
Anna, or Nancy 

Service. 
Mass.   

Number
W.24.714
B.L. Wt 31.574-160-55.

CONTENTS
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4242
New Hampshire Pnts
Anna Quimby
widow of  Jacob Quimby 
NH
who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 31 Dollars 67
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 day of 1849
and sent to  Benjn George
Plaistow
NH
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 120 Vol. 1.

17179
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171794 Act Mar 3
June 25 53
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Anna Quimby Widow
of Jacob Quimby
priv.
Rev Pens
Certificate dated Mar 12 1849
No 4242 Portsmouth agy NH
NH Feby  48 - 4242
ad: 160 Aa fm  21/56
[signature illegible]
---
Anna Quimby
Plaistow
New Hampshire

[diagonal across page] No. 31 574 Ss [illegible] Imee [?] 26136

Vol 2, page 186
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Jacob Quimby
[Joseph]

5297.

admitted
9 months & 15 days
$31.65

Isaac Webster -- E
[agr?]
Kingston
N H
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Brief in the case of Jacob Quimby,
of Hampstead in the State of New Hampshire --
(Act 7 June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?  an associate Judge --
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
It does appear from the certificate of the Judge that the applicant is
unable from infirmity to attend any of the courts in the county --
3. How old is he? 17 --
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

Period.  Duration of Service. 
In 1775, April ___ 8. ____. From about the 
middle of Dec 1775 to some time 1st of Feby 1776 -- he says about 2 months.

Rank.  As a Private.

Names of General and Field Officers
under whom he served.
Gen. George Sullivan --
Cap. Moses McFarland
Col John Nixon 

5. In what battles was he engaged?  none

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?
Hampstead H.H.

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, 
by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence,
by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?
Proof of 8 months service by Benj Eastman 
& Mark Emerson --

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication?  and if so, in what respect?
Declaration properly authenticated --
no evidence that the Justice before whom
the witnesses were examined, was authorised to act as such --

Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers 
agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Saml Potts
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State of New Hampshire
County of Rockingham ss.  On this sixth day of August A.D. 1882, personally appeared before me Samuel Green an associate justice
of the Superior Court of Judicature in and for said State Jacob Quimby
a resident of Kingston in said County aged seventy one years who
being first 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 sometime in the month of April 1775, he enlisted into a company
of infantry from said Hampstead at Haverhill Massachusetts, to serve in the Revolutionary War
for the term of eight months.  Moses McFarland of said Haverhill
was his Captain, David Bradley of the same place the Lieutenant and
Jacob Quimby of Hampstead, New Hampshire the Ensign;  That the
first of May following his enlistment, he received orders to march,
went to Haverhill, and at the House of said David Bradley was inspected
and passed muster -- On the second day of the same May he marched
with the rest of the Company for Cambridge Mass. and stopped the
first night at Brag's Tavern in Andover Mass. -- the next morning
marched to Woburn meetinghouse where they were detained until
the next day in consequence of a court martial at that place, in which,
one of the officers of the company was called upon to sit -- The next
day marched to Cambridge Mass, quartered in a barn near the 
College, which was said to be owned by a tory named Phips and 
who had fled.  After arriving at Cambridge the Company was
attached to the Regiment commanded by "Col. John Nixon and Thomas
Nixon was Lieut Colo.  the adjutants name was Holden; quartered
in said barn until after the battle of Bunker hill, when the company
went to Charlestown Mass. and quartered for a short time in a house
owned by a Mr. [?elon], said McFarland his Captain was severely
wounded [in his] near his shoulder in the battled of Bunker hill -- The
company then went to Winter hill and wer stationed at that place
until his term of service expired but received no written discharge.
That Jacob Quimby of Hampstead and Mark Emerson of Epsom both
in said Newhampshire State, were in the same Company and
Regiment with him during said service.
And the said Quimby further declares that ten days before the expiration
of the said term of enlistment above mentioned, which was about the
middle of December 1775, he again enlisted for the term of one
year into a company commanded by the aforesaid Capt. Moses
McFarland and said Jacob Quimby was Lieutenant, and Joseph
Wood Ensign -- That he served in said company under this last
enlistment at said Winter Hill until some time in February
following. -- that some time the first of February 1776 he got
discharged by General [George] Sullivan but received not
written discharge.  The occasion of his being thus discharged
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was the death of his father who was the aforesaid Lieut. Jacob
Quimby, after which, he being but a youth, the loss much
affected him and on his application was discharged as above
stated, which last term of service was nearly two months --
Of this last Last term of service of two months [?] has not
documentary evidence and knows of no person living who
can testify to it
He has the deposition of Mark Emerson
and Benjamin Eastman in relation to the aforesaid first
term of Service which are hereto annexed
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension
or annuity except the present, and declares that his name
is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
Jacob Quimby  Witness John Kelly

Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year first above written.
Before me Saml Green Asso' Jus. &c.

And I the said Saml Green do hereby declare it as
my opinion that the above named applicant was a
revolutionary soldier & served as he states & that he
is unable from infirmity to attend any of the Court
of record in the County in which he resides
Saml Green  Asso'. Jus'.  &c.

I peter Chadwick Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature for the County of Rockingham in the State of
New Hampshire do hereby certify that Samuel Green
before whom the foregoing proceedings were had is an
associate Justice of the superior Court of the Judicature
for the said State, and that his name to the foregoing
certificates are his genuine signatures; and that
the foregoing are the original proceedings, had
before the said Justice in the matter of the application
of Daniel Stevens for a pension

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the seal of said
Court this eleventh day of August Anno
Domini 1832
P Chadwick Clerk of the
Court  Rocking'm County
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Anna Quimby
N H
Act 7 July 1838
Wid of Jacob 
Married 1787
Died 1833
Allow 9 1/2 mo. $31.65
per ann.
[Ol?] Capt McFarland
roll Vol 15 p 62
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State of New Hampshire
Rockingham ss
On this fifteenth day of September AD 1838 personally appeared before the Court of Common Pleas
holden at Exeter in and for said County
on the first Tuesday of September 1838,
and still in session, Anna Quimby
a resident of Kingston in said County
aged Sixty six years and [??] and
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
act of Congress passed July 7, 1838 entitled
"An Act granting half pay and Pensions
to certain widows" -- That she
is the widow of Jacob Quimby late
of Hampstead in said County deceased
who was a Private in the army of
the United States in the revolutionary
war, and who served therein a period
of eight or nine months as she has
been informed and verily believes
-- and for the evidence of his service
and the length of time for which he
served she does [???fully] refer to
his application for a Pension and
the evidence accompanying the
same on file in the public offices at
Washington -- he having been a
Revolutionary Pensioner of the United
States under the Act of 1832 (as she believes) 
for a short time previous to his
death (on the New Hampshire Agency)
She does not know the date of his certificate but thinks it was granted in 1832.
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I Nancy Quimby of Lawful age depose testify and say that I was well acquainted with Jacob Quimby of Hampstead
in the county of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire
deceased who was a revolutionary Pensioner under the act of June 7, 1832
that he died at said Hampstead March 23, 1834, that said
deceased left a widow who is named Anna Quimby who is still
living and that she draws a Pension under the act of
February 2, 1848, I further state that the said 
Anna Quimby
is still the widow of the said Jacob Quimby deceased
Nancy Quimby
dated the ninth day of May A.D. 1855.

The foregoing affidavit was sworn to and subscribed before
me on the day and above written and I certify that I know
the affiant to be creditable and disinterested person
Benjamin George  Justice of the Peace

State of New Hampshire, Rockingham ss.
I William B Morrill Register of the Court of Probate for said
County do hereby certify that Benjamin George whose genuine signature
appears above is and was at the time of signing the same a Justice of the
Peace for the County and State aforesaid duly commissioned and
qualified, that his commission is dated on the 3d day of December
A.D. 1852 and will expire in five years from that date, that all
his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit, and that said Court is a Court of record.
Given under my hand and seal
of said Court this 12 day of June A.D. 1855
William B Morrill
Register
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I Samuel Quimby of Lawful age depose testify and
say that I was well acquainted with Jacob Quimby of 
Hampstead in the County of Rockingham and State of 
New Hampshire deceased who was a revolutionary Pensioner
under the act of June 7, 1832, that he died at said Hampstead
March 23, 1834, that said deceased, left a widow
who is named Anna Quimby who is still living and that
she now draws a pension under the act of February 2d, 1848.
I further State that the said Anna Quimby is still the widow
of the said Jacob Quimby deceased
Samuel Quimby
dated the ninth day of May A.D. 1855.
the foregoing affidavit was sworn to and subscribed before
me on the day and above written and I certify that I
know the affiant to be a creditable and disinterested
person
Benjamin George  Justice of the Peace
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Jacob Quimby and Anna Plummer of Hampstead
married December 16th, 1787.
I hereby certify that the above is a true
copy of the record of said marriage found in the list
of marriages solemnized by Rev. Elihu Thayer and
recorded in the town records.
Attest. Jonathan Severance, Town Clerk of Kingston
Rockingham ss. May 9, 1855.  Subscribed and sworn before me
Benjamin George  Justice of the Peace
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State of New-Hampshire, Rockingham County.
On this twenty-sixth day of April A.D. 1855
personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County,
Anna Quimby aged eighty four years, a resident of
Kingston in said State, who, being duly sworn according to law,
declares that she is the widow of Jacob Quimby deceased who was a
in the Company commanded by Captain
soldier in the Revolutionary War: that under the
Act of February 2d 1848, she has been allowed for
the services of her late husband, thirty one 67/100
dollars per annum: that her Pension Certificate
is numbered 4242, and is dated
12th of March 1849, and is made payable at
the Portsmouth Agency, N. Hampshire. She
never applied for nor received any [bounty land?]
under any Act of Congress. In proof of her marriage
& widowhood she refers to evidence on file
at the Pension Office, on her Application for a
Pension. That she is now a widow and continues
the widow the said Jacob Quimby, who drew a
pension up to the time of his death. 

The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written; and
I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons: that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be, and that I
have no interest in this claim.
Benjamin George  Justice of the Peace.
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Revy. Widow, &c.
File No. 24,714
Anna Quimby
wid. of
Jacob Quimby
Pri. Rev War
Act : Feb 2d 1848
Index :-- Vol. 2, Page 146.
{Arrangement of 1870.}
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Make all returns to Benjamin George
Plaistow N.H.
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31574

[Rev War?]
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Plaistow  N.H.
Jun 22

L.P. Waldo  Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.

171 794
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Jacob Quimby

No. 5297.

Notice to be sent to
Isaac Webster Esq
[East] Kingston
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I Benjamin Eastman of Kingston, of lawful
age do testify and say, that I was well acquainted
with Mr. Jacob Quimby now of Hampsted,
in the time of the Revolutionary War. The said
Jacob Quimby enlisted into
a Company of Infantry for eight months, some
time in the last of April AD. 1775. Said Company
was commanded by Capt. Moses Mackfarland,
and marched to Cambridge in the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts and was attached
to the Regiment commander by Col. John
Nickson. The said Jacob Quimby performed
eight months service in said Company at said
Cambridge and at Winter Hill in said Commonwealth and I performed eight months services in
the said Company with the said Jacob Quimby and 
I left the said Jacob Quimby in the service
under a new enlistment.
Benjamin Eastman  X his mark.

State of Newhampshire }  July 7, 1831.
Rrockingham ss. -- }

Personally appeared the above named Benjamin Eastman
and made solemn oath that the above Affadavit by him
signed is true, before me.
Isaac Webster, Justice of the Peace.
Rockingham ss. July 7, 1832.
I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the above
named Benjamin Eastman, who signed the above Affadavit
and his reputation for truth and veracity is good.
Isaac Webster.  Justice of the Peace.


who signed the above Affadavit has a good reputation
for truth and veracity.
Isaac Webster.  Justice of the Peace.
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I Mark Emerson of Epsom, of lawful age
do testify and say, that I was well acquainted
with Mr.  Jacob Quimby, now of Hampstead, in
the time of the Revolutionary War. The said Jacob
Quimby enlisted into a Company of  Infantry
for eight months, some time the last of April
AD 1775. Said Company was Commanded by
Capt. Moses Mackfarland, and marched to Cambridge
in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
and was attached to the Regiment commander
by Col. John Nickson. The said Jacob Quimby
performed eight months services in said
Company at said Cambridge and at Winter 
Hill in said Commonwealth, and I performed
eight months services as a fifer in the same Company
with him, and when i left the said
Winter Hill at the end of the said eight months
I left the said Jacob Quimby in the service.
Mark Emerson.

State of Newhampshire }  July 7, 1831.
Rockingham ss.  }
Personally appeared the above named Mark Emerson
and made solemn oath that the above affidavit
by him signed is true, before me.
Isaac Webster; Justice of the Peace
Rockingham ss. July 7, 1832.
I hereby certify that the said Mark Emerson
who signed the above Affidavit has a good reputation
for truth and veracity.
Isaac Webster, Justice of the Peace
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Mark Emerson for
Jacob Quimby

I Peter Chadwick Clerk of the Superior
Court of Judicature in the County of Rockingham
in the State of New Hampshire do hereby certify
that Isaac Webster before whom the within depositions
were taken is a Justice of the Peace within
and for said County of Rockingham and that
I believe that his signature to the certificates 
thereto are in his own handwriting
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the
seal of said Court this second
day of November , Anno Domini
1832
P Chadwick Clerk of
the Court Rocking'm County
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I John Gove of Hampstead in the County
of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire
aged thirty three years testify and say that
I lived in the Neighborhood of Jacob Quimby
Late of said Hampstead deceased
that said Jacob Quimby died on the evening
of the twenty third day of March Eighteen
hundred and thirty three
why I know said Quimby died at that 
time is I was present at said Quimbys
house and saw him when he died
John Cove
Rockingham }  October 1st 1838

Subscribed and Sworn to
Before me
Henry Tucker } Justice Peace
The Subscriber hereby certify that
I am well acquainted with the above 
named John Gove that he is a man
of truth and is entitled to full credit
Henry Tucker } Justice Peace
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Declaration,
In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of the 3d of March, 1843, granting pensions for
one year to certain widows who have received pensions under the act of July 7, 1838,
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, Rockingham ss.
On this twentieth day of July 1843, personally appeared before
Benjamin George a Justice of the Peace   Nancy Quimby a resident of
Kingston in the County of Rockingham aged seventy two years, who being 
first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain
the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed on the 3d of March, 1843, granting
pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. That she is the Widow of
Jacob Quimby who was a Private in the army of
the revolution and was enlisted by McFarland
That she was a pensioner of the United States on the
roll of the Portsmouth N. Hampshire agency
at the rate of thirty one dollars and sixty seven cents
per anum
Nancy Quimby
She further declares that she is still a Widow.
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written, before
Benjamin George, Justice of the Peace.
I hereby certify that the above named Nancy Quimby
is personally known to me & I believe the foregoing
declaration to be true
Benjamin George  Justice of the Peace
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State of New Hampshire
Rockingham SS
I Ira B Hoitt Clerk of
the Judicial Courts in and for said County, certify
that Benjamin George who has subscribed his
name to the annexed paper is an acting Justice
of the Peace duly commissioned and qualified
that this commission is dated on the ninth
day of January 1843, and will expire in five years
from that date, and that I believe the same
to be genuine signature --
In Testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand & affixed
the Seal of our Superior Court
of Judicature this twenty eighth
day of July Anno Domini 1843.
I.B. Hoittt Clerk
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State of New Hampshire Rockingham SS.
on this 26th day of December AD 1843 personally appeared
before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for the County
of Rockingham Anna Quimby a resident of the town of
Kingston in the County of Rockingham aged Seventy three years
who being first duly sworn according to the law doth on her oath
make the following declaration in order to obtain the
benefits of the provision, made by the act of Congress
passed on the 3d of March 1843 granting pensions to widows
of persons who served in the Revolutionary War. That she
is the widow of Jacob Quimby late of Hampstead, who was
a private in the army of the Revolution and was enlisted by
Capt. Moses McFarland
and that the anual assignment of the pension which she received under
the act of July 7th, 1838, was thirty one dollars and sixty seven
cents per anum.
She further declares that she is still a widow 
X her mark Anna Quimby
known to and subscribed on the day and year
above written before me.
Joseph S. Pollard Justice of the Peace
The above named Anna Quimby is personally known to me
and I believe her statement to be just and true
Joseph S. Pollard  Justice of the Peace
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State of New Hampshire
Rockingham SS
I Ira B Hoitt Clerk of the
Judicial County in & for said County certify
that Joseph S. Pollard Esq is an acting
Justice of the Peace in & for said County duly
commissioned & qualified; that this commission
is dated on the 14th day of December AD
1840, and will expire in five years from that
date, and that his signatures on the within
declaration are in his own hand writing
and genuine.
In Testimony Whereof I have
hereto set my hand & affixed
the Seal of our Superior Court
of Judicature this twelfth day
of January Anno Domini 1844
IB Hoitt Clerk
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3--565.
No. 176 794
Act of March 3, 1855
Received June 25, 1855
Anna Quimby
Widow
Jacob Quimby
Pri.
Rev. War

Warrant No. 31574
For 160 Acres.
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"Jacob Quimby and Anna Plummer
of Hampstead, married December sixteenth
seventeen hundred and eighty seven."
I certify that the above is a true copy of
the record with the exception of the dates
which is expressed on the record in fair
legible figures as follows, "Decr. 16th 1787..
Saml Webster, Town Clerk

I Saml Webster above named, depose & say
that I hold the office of Town Clerk of the 
town of Kingston in the county of Rockingham
in the State of New Hampshire, and that the
above is a true extract from the records of
said town with the exception above named
as certified by me.
Saml Webster Town Clerk of the
town of Kingston
State of New Hampshire
Rockingham & sworn to before me this
sixth day of September A.D. 1838
William Badger Justice of the Peace
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State of New Hampshire
Rockingham ss.
I I.B. Hoitt Clerk of the
Court of Common Pleas within & for said County
hereby certify that William Badger Esq who has
subscribed the within certificates is a Justice
of the Peace for said County, and that the
within is his genuine signature
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand & affixed the Seal of said
Court this 17th day of October
Anno Domini 1839 --
I.B. Hoitt  Clerk
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1871
Portsmouth N. Hampshire
Anna Quimby
widow of Jacob Quimby dec'd
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832
and who died on the 23d March 1833
of Rockinham Co. in the State of N.H.
who was a Private in the Company commanded
by Captain McFarland of the Regt. commanded
by Col Nixon in the MS
line for 9 months 75 days

Inscribed on the Roll of Portsmouth N.H.
at the rate of 31 Dollars 67 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March 1834.

Certificate of Pension issued the 11th day of Feby. 1839 and [sent?] [?]
S. Cushman [?] of [?]

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1838 $79.17
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar. 39,  15.83
-------
$95.00

{Act July 7, 1838.}
Recorded by D.D. Addison, Clerk,
Book A  Vol. 1st  Page 52
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4879
Portsmouth, N. Hampshire
Anna Quimby
widow of Jacob Quimby
who was a Private
in the Revolution

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
31 Dollars 67 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued the 6 day of Feb. 1844
and sent to Benj'n George
Plaistow, N.H.

{Act of March 3, 1843.}
Recorded in Book A.
Vol. 1. Page 254