Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2,934, Adam Dickey, Continental (N.H.)
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(8-1776) 
SERVICE 
Continental (N.H)
Dickey, Adam
    Jannett or Jane
NUMBER
R.2.934

CONTENTS
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Note sent to H.E.G McLaughlin, Williamstown, Vt 

22d July 1820.
12505

[illegible]
Vermont

Adam Dickey of Topsham in the State of Vermont who was a private in the regiment by commanded by Colonel Stark of the N Hampshire line, for the term of 1 Year 1776.
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of
8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 7 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 July 1819
 and sent to Josiah Dana Chelsea Vermont.

Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819 87.43 
Semi-anl, all'ce ending 4 Sept '19 [1819] 48  
$135.43
10 24/30 4/35

{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}
Continued
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Adam Dickey
Topsham
April 7 1818
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I Adam Dickey of Topsham in the County of Orange and State of Vermont Testify and declare that in the Month of March A.D. 1776 I enlisted into the service of the United States in Captain James Reed Company in Colonel John Starks Regiment, in General Sullivan Brigade in the New Hampshire line for the Term of one year which term I served and at the expiration of which term I received an honorable discharge from Colonel Stark which discharge I have lost.  I further state that by reason of my reduced circumstances I am in need of the assistance of my Country for support and request that I may be put on to the pension list according to a later Act of Congress.
Chelsea April 7.1818 Adam Dickey

State of Vermont} 
Orange County Ss.} Chelsea April 7th 1818 personally appeared Adam Dickey and made Oath that the above written declaration by him transcribed is true.  before me
Josiah Dana Chief Judge of Orange County Court
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[req]
Adam Dickeys
Declaration and Schedule

[Topsham]
12.505. 22 July 1819


[] 1819
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STATE OF VERMONT,
Orange [Rutland crossed out] County ss.

On this third day of July 1880 personally appeared before the County court for said county of Orange, in open court, (said court being a court of record, agreeably to the laws of this state, having the power of fine and imprisonment, &c.) [ETC] Adam Dickey
aged 71 years, resident in Topsham in said county of Orange, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath declare, that he served in the revolutionary war, as follows: Enlisted in the latter part of the year 1775 or the first of the year 1776 in Capt George Reeds Company in Col John Starks Regiment, and served one year and was Discharged at Mt. Independance 
that he made his original declaration on the
seventh day of April 1818 has received a Pension Certificate, No. 12505 And I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen
of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an 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,"
passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; - and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed. 

one Bureau, one [illegible] pail Shittle, one three part [illegible], six chains Eight [illegible] three shotes [SHOATS] one wooden clock, money due me $52 [illegible] in the whole to the sum of $86 and that I am Justly owing sundry persons the sum of $70. -

I am by occupation a farmer, but owing to [illegible] I am wholly unable to Labour - & that I have a wife Jane Dickey aged sixty six years in poor health and unable to work.
Signed Adam Dickey -

Sworn to and declared on the third day of July 1820 before said court.
H. E. G. McLaughlin Clerk.
STATE OF VERMONT, Orange County ss.

I, H E G McLaughlin clerk of the County
court for the county of Orange, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the 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 eighty six -dollars.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said court, at Rutland, third day of July 1820
H E G McLaughlin Clerk
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7724
Janett Dickey
Wid [WIDOW] of Adam
Vt.
July 1838
Rejected - see letter to James Dickey -.
July 29 1841 -
m 77.d 40
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State of Vermont
I Samuel B. Mattock Clerk
Caledonia County Ss. of the County Court of the County aforesaid do hereby certify that the Hon Ezra C Chamberlin is one of the Judges of the County Court of said County duly commissioned and qualified and that his signature within written is genuine. Given under my hand and 
the seal of said Court
this 23d day of June A.D. 1841
Saml. [SAMUEL] B. Mattock
Clerk
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State of Vermont
Caledonia County Ss.
On this 25th day of June AD 1841 personally appeared before the Subscribing authority a Judge of the County Court within and for the County aforesaid at Groton in said County Jennet Dickey an Inhabitant of Topsham in the County of Orange & State of Vermont and a temporary resident of said Groton aged Eighty four years 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 & pensions to certain widows," That she is the widow of Adam Dickey late of said Topsham who was a private Soldier in the Revolutionary army in the New Hampshire continental line of troops and at the time of his death a pensioner of the United States. for the evidence of his service she refers to the said Adam Dickey's declaration & the accompanying proof now in the pension office. She further declares that she was married to the said Adam Dickey on the 13th day of March 1777 at Merrimack in the State of New Hampshire by the Rev. Jacob Burnap a minister of the gospel - that her husband the aforesaid Adam Dickey died at said Topsham on the 24th day of October A.D. 1840 that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January Seventeen hundred & ninety four viz at the time above stated. - And that her maiden name was Jennett Nesmith.
Jennett her x mark Dickey

Witnesses James Craig
Jeremiah Chase

Sworn to and Subscribed on the day and year above written and I certify that the said Jennet Dickey from sickness weakness and bodily infirmity is unable to attend & make her declaration in open Court - and I further certify that said Jennet Dickey is a credible witness -
Before
Ezra C Chamberlain
Judge of Caledonia
County Court
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I John Anderson of Merrimack in the County of Hillsborough in the State of New Hampshire, of lawful age depose, testify and say that I am Town Clk [CLERK] of sd. [SAID] Town of Merrimack and have in my possession the records of said town. I find an actual record made March 18, 1777 as follows.
"Adam Dicky of Francestown married to Jennet "Nesmith of Merrimack by the rev.d [REVEREND] Jacob Burnap
"I certify that it is a true copy of the record "with the exception of the date, which is expressed "on the record in fair legible figures as follows, "March thirteenth |13th| one thousand seven hundred "& seventy seven |1777 | 
I John Anderson above named, depose & say, that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the County, Town & State aforesaid, and that the above is a true extract from the records of said Merrimack with the exception above named as certified by me
John Anderson. Town Clerk

State of New Hampshire
Hillsborough County ss. Merrimack May 17th AD 1841.
Personally appeared John Anderson who signed the above affidavit and made solemn oath to the truth of the aforesaid affidavit I also certify that the sd [SAID] John Anderson is Town Clerk sd. [SAID] Town of Merrimack afsd. [AFORESAID] and is a Person of truth & veracity Before me.

Saml. [SAMUEL] McConihe Jus. [JUSTICE OF THE] Peace
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[left sideways] Merrimack May 18
Paid 120
Perley Dodge Esq.
Amherst NH.

State of New Hampshire Hillsborough County &ct. [ETC.] I Perley Dodge, Clerk of the Common Pleas Court of the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that Samuel McConihe is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned & qualified; that his commission was dated on the 21st day of June 1838 and will expire on the 20th day of June 1843. and that his signature within written is genuine.
Given under my hand, and the seal of said County this 19th day of May 1841.
Perley Dodge Clerk.
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State of Vermont
County of Orange SS. Be it remembered that at Newbury in the Probate District of Bradford in the said County of Orange and before the Probate Court for said district on this 2nd day of July AD 1841 James Dickey of Topsham in the said Probate District personally appeared and made solemn Oath as follows -
That he is a son of Adam Dickey and Jennett
Dickey his wife, aged sixty one years - that on the 24th day of October Anno Domini 1840 the said Adam Dickey died at Topsham aforesaid, leaving the said Jennett Dickey his widow and that the said Jennett Dickey has ever since continued to be and now is the widow of said deceased- The deponent further saith that he was present shortly after the decease of his said father, that he then and there saw the corpse, and subsequently attended the funeral
James Dickey

Signed and Sworn to in open Court 
in due form of law, the day and year first above
written - In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and the seal of said Court the day and year aforesaid

Joseph Berry Register and
Clerk
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Rev. and 1812 War Section.

February 26, 1926
R.S. Currier
Barre
Vt.

Sir:
I have to advise you from the papers in the
Revolutionary War pension claim, R. 2934, it appears that Adam Dickey enlisted in 1776 and served one year as a private in Captain George Reed's Company, Colonel John Stark's New Hampshire Regiment.

He was allowed pension on his application 
executed April 7, 1818, while a resident of Topsham, Orange County, Vermont, aged sixty-nine years.

He was living in 1777, in Francestown, New Hampshire.
.
He married March 13, 1777 at Merrimack, New Hampshire, Jennett or Jane Nesmith. He died October 24, 1840 at Topsham, Vermont.

His wife and son James survived him. Son James was sixty years old in 1840.

Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.
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Just a solid black box
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Rev. and 1812
Wars Section.
February 26, 1927
Mrs. W. C. Vandegrift
1102 S. Washington St
Denver, Colo.

Madam:
I have to advise you from the papers in
the Revolutionary War pension claim R. 2934, it appears that Adam Dickey enlisted in 1776 and served one year as a private in Captain George Reed's Company, Colonel John Stark's New Hampshire Regiment.

He was allowed pension on his application executed April 7, 1818, while a resident of Topsham, Orange County, Vermont, aged sixty-nine years. In 1777 he was living in Francestown, New Hampshire.

He married March 13, 1777 at Merrimack, New Hampshire, Jennett or Jane Nesmith. He died October 24, 1840 at Topsham, Vermont. His wife and son, James survived him. His wife did not receive pension after his death. Son James was sixty years old in 1840.

Respectfully,

WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.
3 -- 535 1820 [minus ] 66 [equals] 54
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C. ---19---

In reply to your request of ---, received ---
for a statement of the military history of Adam Dickey a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. R.F. 2.934.

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR
APPOINTMENT. [Mch crossed out] 1776

LENGTH OF SERVICE.  1 yr.

RANK. Pvt. [PRIVATE]

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. CAPTAIN. George Reed
COLONEL. John Stark
STATE. N. H.

Battles engaged in, [checkmark]
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Francestown in 1777
Date of application for pension, April 7, 1818. His cl was al.
Residence at date of application, Topsham, Orange Co. ,Vt.
Age at date of application, 69 yrs
Remarks: He married Mch [MARCH] 13, 1777, at Merrimack, NH Jennett or Jane Nesmith [who was born about 1754 or 1757 crossed out] Soldier died Oct 24, 1840, at Topsham Vt.  his wife & a son, James then aged 60 yrs [old in 1841 crossed out] survived him. 
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

widows rejection
only legal
so not used.

[Writing on the side] Dec 2 [illegible] these were enlistments for the year 1776
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Stoddard B. BATES,
State Highway Commissioner

STATE OF VERMONT
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
R.S. CURRIER,
District Highway Commissioner
Barre Vt.

February 23, 1926.

Dept. of the Interior,
Bureau of Pensions,
Revolutionary war records section,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sirs:

We desire to obtain the Revolutionary War
record of one Adam Dickey who enlisted while
resident in Francistown, New Hampshire, and died October 24, 1840, in Topsham, Vermont; also of Joseph Dickey who is supposed to have enlisted from Francistown, New Hampshire, and to have died in the service; also of James Dickey who enlisted from Antrim, New Hampshire, who died in the service and left a widow, Mary Dickey, who resided in Antrim and Francistown, New Hampshire.

We shall be glad to meet any expense or
charge incident to this service.

Very truly yours,
R. S. Currier
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815 Marcy Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y.
June 12, 1917.
Bureau of Pensions: 
In Hemenway's Vermont Historical Magazine, volume 2, page 1182, among Revolutionary pensioners of Topsham, Vermont, June 1840 is Adam Dickey, aged 88.

Can you give me as (representing descendants who request of me such information with verification) the record of service on which said pension is granted?
and oblige,
Joel N. Eno.
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[stamp O.W [illegible] FEB 20 1902]
Kewanee Ill
Feb 14 1902

Pension Office
Washington D.C.

Being desirous of becoming a member of
the Daughters of the American Revolution,
I herewith write you hoping you will be able to
give me some information.

My Ancestor's name was Adam Dickey, he enlisted, in Vermont died & is buried there.
He was a private & fought in the battle of
Bunker Hill, he also was a pensioner.
Can you give me the date
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of his death? also how long he drew a pension, & how much?.
Can you give me any information in regard to his service in the war.
Also give me number of volume & page where record is found.
Hoping you may be able to give me information asked & thanking you most heartily for same. I am Very Respy {RESPECTFULLY]

Mrs John Fischer
Kewanee ill.
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April 5 A M Dickey history Report

mch [MARCH] 5-1902
Mrs James Fisher Kewanee, ILL

1917 June 25 Hist to Joel N. Eno. aw
1928 Feb 26 Hist to R.S Currier aw
1927 Feb 26 Hist to Mrs. W.C. Vandegrift
See letter in Elias Dickey N 20990 aw

2934
Jenet Dickey
widow of Adam
REJECTED

1852 List of rejected claims
give rejection as "Not a widow at the
date of the act."
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No 7924.
July 8, 1841
[Seal NEWBURY Vt. JUL 3]

Vt.
July 7, 1838
Jennet Dickey
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Newbury July 2 1841
Hon J L Edwards

Sir, I send on the papers in this case of this application of my mother Jennett
Dickey for a pension - Any communication
that you may make in answer to this, you
will please to direct to James Dickey - West
Topsham, County of Orange Vermont -.

I am Sir Respectfully Your obdt Servt [OBEDIENT SERVANT]
James Dickey
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Adam Dicky,
Private,
Orange County, Vt. 
One year in Col
Stark's regiment
New Hampshire line.
1776 1 year
7 April, 1818.
Admitted
Josiah Dana, judge
Chelsea,
Vermont.
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Adam Dickey
Topsham Vermont
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I do hereby certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Adam Dickey did serve in the revolutionary War as stated in the preceding declaration against the common Enemy; and I also certify that it appears to my satisfaction that he is poor and needs the assistance of his Country for support and I now transmit the proceedings taken and had before me to the Secretary for the War department pursuant to the aforementioned act of Congress.

Chelsea February 16. 1819

Josiah Dana Chief Justice
of Orange County Court
State of Vermont
Orange County Clerks officer Febr 16th A D 1819-H E G  Mc Laughlen Clerk of Orange County Court hereby certify that Josiah Dana Esq of Chelsea in the County of Orange before whom the forgoing petition was taken is Chief- Judge of Orange County Court, and that his
name subscribed to the foregoing certificate is in his own have writing. Attest H E G Mc Laughlen
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I Alexander Leslie of Bradford in the
County of Orange and State of Vermont,
of lawful age depose and say, that Mr. Adam
Dickey of Topsham in said County of Orange
served as a soldier in the Army of the United States of America in the year 1776 for and
during the term of one year, in Capt. George
Reed's Company in Col. John Stark's Regiment.

I was a soldier in the same company and
know that the said Dickey faithfully served
his time out. Your deponent doth further
testify that he is disinterested in the matter
aforesaid.

Alexander Leslie

State of Vermont
Orange County ss
Bradford June 5, 1819
Then personally appeared
Alexander Leslie and after being carefully examined and duly cautioned made solemn oath, that the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed contains the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
Before me
Jesse Merrill Just. Peace

State of Vermont
Orange County Ss Chelsea in Orange County
Clerks Office June 7th 1819. H C G McLaughlin of Chelsea in the County of Orange aforesaid do hereby certify that Jesse Merrill 20 being of Bradford in the County of Orange aforesaid
before whom the foregoing Deposition was taken was at the time of taking the same a Justice of the peace within & for the County
of Orange aforesaid acting under the authority of this State, I that his name subscribed to the foregoing Certified is in his own hand writing.

Attest H C G McLaughlen Clerk of Orange County Court
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Washington DC
H Rep [House of Representatives] Feby 2 1843

Sir
Will you hear the [illegible] & inform me what has been the disposition in your office of the following claims, & the names of the agents with whom the last correspondence
was had viz. Abigail Morse, Janet Dickey, Hannah Robinson, Nancy Bixby & Polly Hackett.

Yours respectfully
C G Hunter

Hon J L Edwards Court of Pensions