Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 16,442, for John Tibbits, New Hampshire
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Service                                                 Number
N.H.             Tibbits, John                  W16442
                                   Margaret
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                         4964
N. Hampshire, Portsmouth
     Margaret Tibbits
widow of John Tibbits
who was a Private
            ?
in the Revolution

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
           40 Dollars
Cents per annum to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843
Certificate of Pension issued the
        19th day of Feb. 1866
and sent to Pensioner 
          Dover, N.H.
     Act of March 3, 1843
Recorded in book A.
Vol. 1  Page 255
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2900
Margaret Tibbits
wid of John
N H
Act July 7 1838
Married 1784
died 1818
Allow 12 mo [months] pri [private]
$40 per an [annum]
2900
N H line Col Reid
Capt Drew
Thos E. Sawyer
Dover N H
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DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, of the 7th July 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows."

STATE OF NEW - HAMPSHIRE.
STRAFFORD SS. - On this eight day of October A.D. 1838 personally appeared before me Ezekiel Hurd one of Justices Margaret Tibbetts a resident of Dover in the County of Strafford aged seventy three 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 at of Congress, passed July 7, 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows"  That she is the widow of John Tibbets who was a Private in the Revolutionary war.  He enlisted and served three months in a company commanded by Capt. Timothy Emerson and Regiment commanded by Col Bartlett and was at West Point, he afterward in August 1788 entlisted and served nine months in a company commanded by Capt John Drew and in a Regiment Commanded by Col. Carr or Col Reid I think; when he served the last mentioned time I do no recollect.  he enlisted in the town of Somersworth and belonged to the New Hampshire.  She further declares she had no documentary evidence in support of her claim.

She further declares that she was married to the said John TIbbits on the nineteenth day of April in the year seventeen hundred and eighty four. that her husband, the aforesaid John Tibbits died on the twenty eighth day of March eighteen hundred eighteen that she was not married to him prior to his leaving service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January, seventeen hundred and ninety-four, viz: at the time above stated.

Sword to and subscribed, on the day and year above written, before Margaret Tibbits her mark x

Witness Thomas E Sawyer
Ezekiel Hurd
one Ezekiel Hurd
one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas

I hereby certify that the applicant cannot, from infirmity, attend the court

Ezekiel Hurd one of the Justices of the court of Common Place
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Strafford SS
State of New Hampshire
I Francis Cogswell Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County hereby certify that Ezekiel Hurd is a Justice of said Court and that I believe the within signatures purporting to be his are genuine-
In testimony whereof I have
hereto set my name and
affixed the Seal of said Court
this 25th October 1838
F. Cogswell Clerk
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2900
Margaret Tibbits
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I Nathaniel Tebbets of Dover in the County
of Strafford & State of New Hampshire, aged
forty four years, testify and say that I am
the son of Margaret Tebbets of said Dover,
that my father, the husband of said Margaret
died March 25. 1818., & that my mother
said Margaret has never been married
since my father's decease. I further
testify that I have always understood
that my said father was a soldier in
the army of the Revolutionary war
I further testify that the parsonage or minister's house in the town of Somersworth
was destroyed by five more than twenty
years since, & that I have always under
stood that all the parish [crossed out text] ministerial records were destroyed at that time.
I further say, that I well remember
my father's old family bible, in which
my father & mother's marriage & the births
of their children were recorded, & that about
seventeen years since, the said bible, being
much worn defaced a new one was
purchased & the said record transcribed
into it, which I compared at the time &
know to be correct. The entry in the
New Bible, under the head of "Marriages"
is as follows.
"John Tebbets to Margaret Ricker, April
19th 1784". said old bible has not been
preserved, but has been lost or destroyed
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many years
Nath Tibbets
State of New Hampshire
Stafford SS October 23. 1838. Then the above Nathaniel Tibbets, who is known to me as a man of truth, appeared and made oath to the truth of the foregoing
statements before me
Thomas E Sawyer
Jus Peace

State of New Hampshire
Strafford County ss I Francis Cogswell, Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature for said County hereby certify that Thomas E. Sawyer Esquire is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified
that his Commission was dated on the fifteenth day of June AD 1835 and will expire on the fourteenth day of June AD. 1840 and that he the said Sawyer this day acknowledged before me that his signatures to the annexed four affidavits
connected by the former seal were genuine,
I therefore certify them to be genuine-
Given under my hand and
seal of said Court this 15th
day of June 1839
F Cogswell, Clerk
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I James Burnham of Somersworth in the County of Strafford and State of New Hampshire testify and say that I well knew John Tibbets late of Dover in said County, deceased; that said Tibbets Served as a private soldier in the war of the Revolution three months in
the Company of which Timothy Emerson was Captain and I was Ensign in the Regiment commanded by Col Bartlett in which Jonathan Wentworth was Major. Tibbets was at West point at the time of this service
James Burnham

State of New Hampshire
Strafford ss. On the 13th day of August 1838 came before me, the aforesaid James Burnham and subscribed and made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing statement. I further
certify that the said Burnham is personally known to me and that his statements are entitled to full credit-
Thomas E Sawyer
Justice of the Peace

State of New Hampshire
Strafford SS
I Francis Cogswell, Clerk of the Superior Court for said County
hereby certify that Thomas E. Sawyer, is a Magistrate as above and that I believe the signatures purporting to be his to the four a [ink blot] affidavits are genuine
Witness my name and
Seal of said Court, this
25th October 1838
F Cogswell Clerk
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I Roma Emery of Dover in the County of Strafford State of New Hampshire aged eighty four years, a Revolutionary pensioner, testify and say, that I was well acquainted with John Tibbets late of Dover, deceased and knew him from his boyhood until and knew him from his boyhood until his death.  He was a soldier in the war of the Revolution at two different times how long he served of either time I cannot tell;  At one of the times he was in the Company Commanded by Capt. John Drew.  Time after the close of the war said Tibbets was married to Margaret Ricker.

Roman Emory

State of New Hampshire 
Strafford P. October 18 1838
Then this above named Revolutionary made oath both truths of the forgiving affidavit.  I certify that said Emery is personally known to me and that his character for truth is good and his statements entitled to belief.

Thomas Sawyer, Justice of the Peace
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I Tamson Wentworth of Somersworth in the County of Strafford State of New Hampshire, widow aged Seventy-Seven years, testify and Say that I am the sister of Margaret Tibbets of Dover, widow of John Tibbets late of Dover [???] that I was present when she was married to said John Tibbets.  they were married by Rev. James Pike, then a settled minister in Somersworth.  they were married in the Spring of the year, soon after the close of the Revolutionary War.  He came home from the army I think in September or August & they were married in the Spring following.  I knew said Tibbets long before said marriage, having lived in the same neighborhood.  I knew of his being absent in the army, as I had a brother named Thomas Risker[?] out in the service at the same time, who is deceased.  I think said Tibbets was absent the service twice [SEVERAL WORDS ARE CROSSED OUT] but how long at either time I am unable to say.  Said Margaret has remained a widow ever since the death of her husband, the said John Tibbets.
Tamson Wentworth
her X mark
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State of New Hampshire
Strafford [???]
On the 13th of August AD 1838 personally came before me, the within named Tamson Wentworth and made oath to the truth of the within affidavits.  And I further certify that the said Tamson a personally known name & that the statements are entitled to audit
Thomas  E[?] Sawyer Jus Peace
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.
3-525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
W.F. 16 442
Washington, D.C. 19[blank]

In reply to your request of [blank], received
for a statement of the military history of John Tibbets
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.
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT |
Aug. 1782
LENGTH OF SERVICE. |
3 mos [months] 9 mos [months]
RANK. |
Pvt [Private]
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
Timothy Emerson
John Drew
COLONEL.
Bartlett
Carr or
George Reid |
STATE. |
N H

Battles engaged in, none stated
Residence of soldier at enlistment, enlisted at Somersworth N. H.
Date of application for pension, Oct 8, 1838 Her cl [claim] was al [allowed]
Residence at date of application, Dover, Strafford Co. N. H.
Age at date of application, She was 73 years old.
Remarks: He married Apr 19, 1784 at Somersworth N.H. Margaret Ricker and died Mch. 25 or 28. 1818. Son Nathaniel was 44 years old in 1838.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
6-285C
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I Matthias Welch of Rochester in the County of Strafford and State of New Hampshire aged eighty-four years, a pensioner of the United States for Revolutionary services, testify and say that I was acquainted with John Tibbets formerly of Somersworth in the County of Strafford who has been dead for several years.  He [enlisted CROSSED OUT] served in the war of the Revolution in the same company with myself awondering to the best of my belief and recollection three years, the Company was commanded by Capt John Drecer[?] and was numbered seven in the Second New Hmpshire Regiment of Infantry commanded by Col George Reid.  He enlisted I think for three years and I amm sure he served as much as nine months and I think he served the whole three years.  Tibbets was at West Point at the tie of the treachery of Gen Arnold.  Subsequently to the Revolution said Tibbets resides at Dover where I understood he died.
Mattias Welch  his X mark
Attest
Ezekiel Hurd[?]
Mary Ann Crawford

State of New Hampshire Stafford [???] October 11-1828  There the above named Matthias Welch a man of truth appeared before me and solmn oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him signed.
Ezekiel Hurd Justice of the Peace
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State of New Hampshire
Strafford County [???]
I Francis Cogswell, Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature for said County hereby certify that Ezekiel Hurd, Esquire is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified that his Commission was dated on the twenty fourth day of November A.D. 1834 and will expire on the twenty third day of November A.D. 1839.  and that Messr[?] Hurd has acknowledged to me that his signature within was genuine.  I therefore certify the same to be genuine.  
Given under my hand and Seal of said Court this fifteenth day of June AD 1839.
F Cogswell, Clerk

State of New Hampshire
Strafford [???]
I Francis Cogswell Clerk of the Superior Court for said County hereby certify that Ezekiel Hurd is a Magistrate as within and that the within signature purporting to be his is genuine in my belief.
Witness my name and Seal of said County this 25th October 1838.
F Cogswell, Clerk
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Jul 15
[illegible] N. H.
[stamp] Great Falls N. H. Jul 10
[stamp] free
J. L. Edwards Esq
War Department
Pension Office
City of Washington
D. C.
[illegible]
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Town Clerk's Office for the town of Somersworth, Strafford County NH
July 8th 1839
I hereby certify that I have made diligent search in the records of said town, which commence in the year 1719 for a record of the marriage between Jhon [JOHN] Tibbets and Margaret Ricker[?] and have succeeded in finding no record of said marriage.  I further certify that, from the earliest records of said town down to about the year 1823, there are but few records of births and marriages in said town, and those are widely scattered and are confined to a very few families generally beginning with the births and marriage of the heads of the family & continuing on through the births and deaths of the children of such marriage.  These records seem to be rather transcripts of family records into the town book takeing [SIC] up as they do upon the same page & entered at the same time, a history of the family, marriages, births, & deaths for twenty thirty and forty years -- than the simple entry of a distinct act which occurs & at the time when the record was made.  Of this character are all the entries on this subject up to the year above named 1803.  Upon inquiry made of some of the oldest inhabitants in town, I am informed that the only authentic records of marriages in the town up to the period abov [SIC] named, were by the settled minister of the parish which together with his house were destroyed by fire many years ago.
[???]. H. Stickney
Town Clerk of Somers[WORTH]
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N.B.  Mr Tibbets was well known by the oldest inhabitants of this town & I know more doubt that he was out in the army than I do that George Washington was, and that he was married to Margaret Ricker on the 9th day of April of 810 [1810] according to the information of the oldest inhabitants.

[???]. H. Stickney
Town Clerk of Somersworth
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State of New Hampshire

Strafford County [???]
On this eleventh day of January A.D. 1844 personally appeared before me, Thomas E Sawyer a Justice of the Peace within & for said County, Margaret Tibbets, a resident of the town of Dover in said County of Strafford, widow of John Tibbets, late of said Dover, deceased who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the Act of Congress posted on the 3d March 1843 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. - that she this said Margaret Tibbets is the widow of John Tibbets who was a private in the Revolutionary War in the Company commanded by Capt. Drew in 1782, and he also served in said war prior to that time, but I do not now recollect the name of the officers -  that said Margaret heretofore applied for a pension under the Act of July 7, 1838 and receives a pension of forty dollars annually.  
Margaret Tibbets  her X mark
Witness Thos. E Sawyer

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written, I further certify that said Margaret Tibbets is a person well known to me & that I have no doubt of the truth of her declaration. 
Thomas E. Sawyer, Justice of the Peace
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I Nathaniel Tibbets of Dover in the County of Strafford & State of New Hampshire aged forty nine years, testify & say that I am the son of Margaret Tibbets who subscribed the annexed declaration that her husband and my father died in the year 1818, that my said mother has remained unmarried since his death & that I am knowing to the fact that she applied & received a pension under the Act of July 7, 1838 of forty dollars annually.
Nathl Tibbets

State of New Hampshire
Strafford County  [???].  On the eleventh day of January A.D. 1844, the said Nathaniel Tibbets subscribed the foregoing [?] affidavit & made solemn oath to the truth of the same before me.  I further certify that said Nathaniel Tibbets is well known to me & that his statements are entitled to full credit.
Thomas E. Sawyer, Justice of the Peace
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State of New Hampshire 
Strafford Ss. J. Winthrop A. Marston, Register of the Court of Probate within and for said County certify that Thomas E. Sawyer is a Justice of the peace within and for said County of Strafford, duly commissioned and sworn as the law directs- that his said commission bears date June 13. A.D. 1840 & will expire on the 13th day of June A.D. 1845; that the two several signatures on two several pages of this sheet, purporting to be his signatures are genuine 

In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand and the seal of said Court of Probate this second day of February A.D. 1844 

W.A. Marston, Register of Probate

M. Tibbits
$40 per an

Perposed at 
Dover
N.H.
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M[o?] Tibbits 3m. 1780 Capt J Emerson
de do 3 year Aug 17, 1782
See NH rolls, new [illegible]
Act "1775 l 1782" p 142

M 84 111
.18 111
111
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9. 3__12
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2900 
V Margaret Tibbits
widow of John
NH
Let to Thomas E. Sawyer
16 May 1839
Clerk town Somersworth N.H.
25 June '39
Act July 7 1838
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1918 Nov. 19. Hist. to Alice P. Jewett

Rev WIDOW, &c. 
[e?] No. 16442 
Margaret Tibbits 
Widow of 
John Tibbits 
Pri Rev War 
Act March 3d 43 
[index:?] Vol. M, Page 276 
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Free
Dover, N.H.
Dec. 8

J. L. Edwards Esq.
[Commissioner?] of Pensions
Washington
D.C.

Dec. 12
[illegible] with
May T Tibbets [illegible]
No 2900
31 Oct.
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Dover, N.H. Dec 7, 1838 
Sir:
Some time find, I, as the agent of Mrs Margaret Tibbets, sent to the Pension Office a declaration & affidavit to enable her to obtain a pension under the late Law, on account of the services of her late husband John Tibbets in the Revolutionary War; - I perceive by a circular from the Department, that there should have been a letter accompanying the papers "showing by whom they were sent," which was not done in her case. The decision on her application may be addressed to her or to me. 
Thomas E. Sawyer 
Dover N.H.
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New Hampshire 35.12. 
Margaret Tibbits 
widow of John Tibbits, dec. 
who was a pensioner under the Act of --- 
and who died on the --- 1818 
of Strafford Co in the State of N.H. 
who was a private in the Co commanded 
by Captain [Drew?] [Dresser?] of the regt commanded by Col Reid in the N. H. 
line for 12 months.

Inscribed on the Roll of Portsmouth 
at the rate of 40 Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 15 day of July 1839 & sent to Thomas E. Sawyer, Dover, N.H. 

Arrears to the 4th of Mar '39 $120.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sep '39 20.00 $140.00 
Act July 7, 1838.
Recorded by D. M. Curdy, Clerk, Book 4. Vol. 1. Page 57.
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Rev. War

None residing in Andover or Methuen Mass. or who was in Sheldon's Regt. Light Dragoons or in Salem N.H. 

Box 373, Salem, Massachusetts. 
November 11, 1918. 

Hon. G.M. Saltzgaber, 
Commissioner, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C. 

Dear Sir:- 
John Tibbets- name also on record as Tippets and Tebbets - was my great-great-great-grandfather. He resided in Andover and Methuen, Massachusetts and in Salem, New Hampshire to my knowledge, and he may have resided also in other places in Massachusetts as his death is not recorded in any of the above mentioned towns, although the births of his children are. 

He served in the Revolutionary War from Massachusetts or New Hampshire I think, and I believe that he was the John Tibbets (also Tebbets) whose name appears in the Massachusetts Rolls who is credited with service in Col. Sheldon's regiment of light dragoons, Continental Army from 1779 to 1781, and whose residence is given therein as Andover and Marblehead. 

As this is the first time I have written to your Bureau for information, I trust that you will be so kind as to send me a copy of any records you may have of a John Tibbets (Tippets) in the Revolution from Massachusetts or New Hampshire near the Massachusetts line.

Thanking you in advance for your courtesy, I am 

Respectfully yours,
Alice P. Jewett

U.S. Pension Office
Nov. 13 1918