Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R . 19,631, John Blake, N.H.
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SERVICE  N. H.

Blake, John

NUMBER  R. 19,631
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7377

John Blake

N H 


Amasa Copp, Esq.
Wakefield N H 


[illegible - upside down?]
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DECLARATION
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June. 1832

State of New Hampshire,
County of Strafford } ss.
At a Probate Court holden at Wakefield in said County On this thirteenth day of September 1833 personally appeared before the Judge of the Probate of Williams for the County aforesaid John Blake, a resident of Wakefield in the County of Strafford and State of New Hampshire, aged seventy one 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832.  That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year 1777 with Enoch Page and served in the Company commanded by Capt. Page regiment of the New Hampshire line, under the following named officers:  Captain Enoch Page in regiment commanded by Col. Center [Lenter?] & served from the first of August in the year seventeen hundred & seventy seven & served six months & was regularly discharged[.]   when I enlisted I lived in Northwood in the county of Rockingham & state of New Hampshire and marched from there to the [illegible - state of?] Rhode Island where the company in which I enlisted was stationed at a place called Warwick & Little Campton at which places I served as a soldier in the war of the revolution until I was regularly discharged being six months[.]  Simon Batchelder & John Bickford enlisted at the same time I enlisted & served in the same company & were discharged at the same time with me & served under the same officers in the company commanded by Captain Enoch Page in the Regiment commanded by Col. Tash.  When I was discharged after I served out the time of six months I have not any written discharge.  In the month of August in the year 1778 I again enlisted with Captain Hilton in Northwood in the State of New Hampshire & marched to the State of Rhode Island & served in the company commanded by Captain Hilton & joined the army under the command of General Sullivan & I served in said company six weeks & was then discharged [.]  I well recollect that John S. Shurburn was adjutant of the Regiment to which I belonged when I was discharged.  I did not receive any written discharge.  I do not know of any person now living by whom I can prove this last service or enlistment

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid  
[signed] John Blake
Witness William Sawyer to hand writing of John Blake

And the said Court do hereby declare its opinion, that the above applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
[signed] Daniel C. Atkinson  Judge of Probate

I, James Barllett, Register of the Court of Probate do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Blake for a pension. [signed] John Blake

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of said Court, this 13th day of September A.D. 1833.
[signed] James Barllett, Reg.
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John Blake

[cber?]  1832

N. H. 

R.



A H Markland
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State of New Hampshire
County of Carroll }

Be it known, that on this ninth day of December A.D. 1852, before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace throughout the State aforesaid, personally appeared William Blake resident of Brookfield in said County, and made oath according to law that he is son and heir at law of the identical John Blake who was a Soldier in the war of the Revolution, and who has heretofore made application for the benefit of the Pension Act of [blank] that he is directly interested as a claimant in said pension and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments as my Agent may use in prosecuting said claim.
Countermanding and revoking all Powers of Attorney, and authority heretofore given, I hereby constitute and appoint SAMUEL M. KNIGHT, of Washington City. my true and lawful Attorney, to prosecute the claim of said John Blake for any amount of Revolutionary Pension, or increase of Pension that may be due; and I hereby authorize my said Attorney to examine all papers or documents in relation to said claim on file in the Department at Washington City, or elsewhere, to file additional evidence or arguments, and to receive for my exclusive benefit, the certificate which may be issued for said claim, which certificate I wish made payable at the Portsmouth N. H. Agency; to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed, and to do all things that I might or could do were I personally present.  Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney and Agent shall lawfully do in the premises.
[signed] William Blake

Sworn to Subscribed and Acknowledged before me the day and year above written, and I hereby certify that I believe the said William Blake to be directly interested in said claim as set forth, and to be the identical party therein alleged.
[signed] Josiah H. Hobbs  
Jus, Peace throughout the state

State of New Hampshire
County of Carroll ss }
It is hereby Certified, that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me, Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature for said County that William Blake the party who has sworn to, and subscribed the foregoing Declaration and Power of Attorney is the identical Heir of the reputed soldier aforesaid.  I further certify, that Josiah H Hobbs Esq, before whom the preceding affidavit and Power of Attorney were made and acknowledged, was, at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, and that the signature purporting to be his, I believe to be genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of Office, this fifteenth day of December 1852
[signed] Francis R. Chase  Clerk S.C.J.
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Rejected
[date?] [Settled?] 30 Oct 1833
Amasa Copp Esq.
S M Knight  Aug 22/53
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OLD WAR.

No. 19,631

REJECTED


John Blake
Revy.

Service:  Capt. Page's Co.
New Hampshire Line

rejected
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(3-223.)

No. 19631

OLD WAR INVALID.

John Blake

Service:  Capt Page's Co.
New Hampshire Line

[written sideways:]  New Jacket

REJECTED
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Washington City
June 8th 1853.

Hon. S. P. Waldo
Comm. of Pensions

Sir  I have the honor to enclose herewith a power of attorney executed by the heirs of John Blake decd. of the State of N. Hampshire, whose claim under act of July 7th 1832 has been rejected.
I hope to be enabled to file additional evidence in the case sufficient to establish the claim before it comes up for examination.
Very Respectfully
Your Obedt. Sevt.
[signed] S. M. Knight.
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I John Bickford of Northwood in the County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire being seventy three & over years old depose and say that I served one year & over in the United States army during the war of the Revolution under Captains Sanborn & Page and in Regiments commanded by Col.s Tash, Lenter & Barllett
That during the time in which I served about the first of August 1777, John Blake now of Northfield in the County of Strafford enlisted in the same Company with myself, commanded by Capt Enoch Page, to the best of my recollection, for six months.  Knew him well in the army & before he enlisted, being then of the same Town Northwood with myself.  Went with him in August to Rhode Island, where we were stationed at Warwick and Little Compton until about the first of January 1778 where he was regularly discharged having served out the time of his enlistment
[signed]  John Bickford

State of New Hampshire  Rockingham ss
August 23rd 1833  Then the above named John Bickford personally appeared and made solemn oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true
Before me [signed] Eben. Coe  Jus. Peace
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I certify that I am well acquainted with John Bickford the within named Deponent who is a credible witness.
[signed] Eben. Coe   Jus. Peace
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I Simon Batchelder of Northwood in the County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire, being seventy five & over years old, depose and say that I served about twenty months in the United States Army, during the war of the Revolution, under Captains Adams, Chunder[?], & Page and in Regiments commanded by Col. Poor, Wyman, and Sutter.  That during one of those years in which I served I think in 1777 about the first of August, John Blake now of Wakefield in the County of Strafford enlisted in the same Company with myself commanded by Capt. Enoch Page for, I believe six months.  Knew him well in the Army and before he enlisted being then of the same town viz Northwood and with myself went with him in August to Rhode Island where we were stationed at Warwick & Little Compton until about the first of Jany. 1778 - where he was regularly discharged having served out the time of his enlistment
[signed] Simon Batchelder

State of New Hampshire  Rockingham ss  August 23rd 1833.  Then the above named Simon Batchelder personally appeared and made solemn oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true
[signed] Eben. Coe    Jus. Peace
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I certify that I am well acquainted with Simon Batchelder the Deponent within named who is a credible witness.
[signed] Eben. Coe   Jus. Peace
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We Richard Russell residing in Wakefield and Amasa Copp residing in Wakefield hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Blake, who has subscribed and sworn to the accompanying declaration that we believe him to be seventy one years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion
[signed]  Richard Russell  Amasa Copp

Sept 13 1843  Sworn to in open Court 
before [signed] Daniel C. Atkinson Judge of Probate.
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State of New Hampshire
Strafford ss  I James Barllet Regr. [register] of the Court of Probate for said County do hereby certify that Ebenezer Coe whose name is signed to the Certificate upon the two papers hereto annexed, is a Justice of the Peace for said County, and that said signature is his proper & genuine signature.
In witness whereof, I have hereto caused the seal of said Court to be affixed this 18th day of September AD 1833
[signed] James Barllet  Regr

BLAKE, JOHN (NH) R 19631