Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 22292, for Amos Spafford, New Hampshire
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(3—1776)

Spafford, Amos
or
Spafford, Mary


SERVICE
N.H.


NUMBER 
W.22292


CONTENTS
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8314

Concord 
New Hampshire

Mary Spafford deceased
who die on the 1. March 1863.

widow of
N.H. Amos Spafford
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1818
and who died on the 6 Sept. 1838
of Hillsbuo in the State of N.H.
who was a Private in the Compy
commanded by Captain — of the
reg — commanded by CoO — in
the Revolution line for 2 years

Inscribed on the Roll of Concord
at the rate of 80 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of
March, 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 18 day of 
Apl 1844 and Sent. to Hon
E Burke HR

Total amount, $ [blank]

[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by F L Swann Clerk,
Book R   Vol 1   Page 41.

Payable to Saml. T. Spafford Mary Emery,
Margaret Piper. Nancy Wilder, Isa Spafford
Fanny Howe, Sally Fessenden, John S
Spafford, Abijah Spafford, and JesseD 
Spafford, only Survg. Children.


rep 19 Apl. 1844
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3115. LL

New Hampshire Roll

Amos Spafford,
private.
New Hampshire line 1780. 3 yrs
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.

Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire
at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on
the 9th of April 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 30 of Sept. 1818.
and forwarded to Levi Woodbury
Esq. Frances town N. Hampshire

Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818            $38.93
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Mar 1819.  48.00
arrs 4 mo: 26:ds                               $86.93

Mch. 49

{Revolutionary claim,
Act 16th March, 1818.}

difference between invalid
pensioner to the 4.th Sept. 1818.
a 5 33 1/3 / 100 pmo: - - $12.98

Continental
Shannon, Hillsborough
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Notification sent September 7th 1820
to J. K. Smith, Amherst, N. Hampshire
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Copy        22
Amos Spafford
3155

Sharon

/ Aged 56 yrs.
March 1819

See list of family - all
healthy

Scked 8:33 - 

Cont.

Submitted to Mr. E - 
Con

("J. K. Smith, Esq
Amherst
N.H.)
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STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE
HILLSBOROUGH, SS.

At a Court of Common Pleas for the first district, holden at Amherst in said county of Hillsborough, on this 4th day of July, 1820, being a court of record; having power of fine and imprisonment, and unlimited Jurisdiction in point of amount.

PRESENT

The Hon. {JOSHUA DARLING
JEDIDIAH K. SMITH,} Justices.

Personally appeared, in open court, Amos Spafford, aged 54 years, resident in Sharon in said county, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the revolutionary war as  follows, to wit:—

I was disabled and had a pension formaly as a disabled soldier

the date of my original declaration was on the 9th day of April Anno Domini, 1818 I have received a pension, the certificate of which is numbered — on the back thereof.

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 hereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of the act of Congress entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land or 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 following schedule, by me subscribed.

One Cow valued at             — $15.00
One Yearling " "                      — 5.00
One hog and three Pigs  " "   — 8.00
five Sheep " "                          — 5.00
                                              —————
                                                     33.00

Amos Spafford

I owe more than twice the amount of his above Property —
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My occupation is that of a farmer — I have in general good health.

My family, residing with me, consists of a wife and five children

James - 19 years old
Sally - 14 " — "
John - 12 " — "
Abijah - 9 " — "
Jesse - 7 " — " }
all healthy
Amos Spafford

Sworn to and declared in open court, on this 4th day of July Anno Domini, 1820.

M Eastman, Clerk


I MOSES EASTMAN, Clerk of the above named Court, do hereby certify, that the foregoing declaration and 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 t he said court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited, in the foregoing schedule, is

Thirty three dollars

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court, on this 4th day of July, 1820.

M Eastman } Clerk of the Court of Common Please for the County of Hillsborough.
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N.H.
Amos Spafford (Sharon)
pr.

[the following three lines are stricken]

Suspended for
New Hampshire
Rolls. —

[illegible]

correct

Apl. 9.
To Levi Woodbury
Francestown
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I Amos Spafford of Sharon in thecounty of Hillsborough and State of New Hampshire and formerly of Bradford (Mer.) Husbandman, depose, that in the Sprint of AD 1780 I enlisted, as a private soldier, into Capt. or Major Scott's - company in Col. Cilley's Regiment in the New Hampshire Line in the Continental Service and there served against the common enemy until t he close of the season - over three years — and was wounded .

After which I was honorably discharged but the certificate is on file at Portsmouth (N.H.)

I further depose, that I have never received any pension from the United States; am now willing to and do hereby relinquish it on condition of my being successful in this application: that I am fifty two years old: have a large family; am very poor - 

and from my reduced circumstances need assistance from my country for support.

Ap. 9th. 1818

Amos Spafford
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State of New Hampshire
Hillsborough ss. April. 9. 1818.

I hereby certify that the within Amos Spafford this day personally appeared and made oath to the truth of the written declaration made by him subscribed, before me: And that said declaration hath satisfied me that said Amos Spafford served against the common enemy in the Revolutionary War as a private soldier in the New Hampshire Line in the Continental Service longer than nine months at one [illegible] that from his reduced circumstances he needs [illegible] his country for support.

Levi Woodbury ts. Jud. Sup. Ct. (N.H.)
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I Mary Emery wife of William Emery of New Ipswich in the State of New Hampshire depose, give evidence and say that I am one of ten sons and daughters (now living) of Amos Spafford late of Saron in said State deceased, and of Mary his wife also deceased; one of whom is about four years older, the others are younger than myself. I was forty nine years of age on the twenty third day of August last. Our names are Samuel T. Spafford, Mary Emery, Margaret wife of Pliny Piper, Nancy wife of William Holden, Ira Spafford, Fanny wife of Asahel Howel, Sally wife of William Fessenden, John T. Spafford, Abijah  Spafford and Jesse D Spafford - My said Father and Mother cohabited together as husband and wife from my earliest recollection till the time of his death in September in the year Eighteen Hundred and Thirty Eight.

Mary Emery


State of New Hampshire
Hillsborough ss.
April 5.th 1843 Here personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace from said County Mary Emery whose name is subscribed to the foregoing affidavit by her subscribed.

Stephen P. Steele Justice of the Peace

I hereby certify that the above named Mary Emery is in my belief a credible witness.

Stephen P Steele Justice of the Peace
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State of New Hampshire
Hillsborough County } set.

I Perley Dodge Clerk of the Superior Court of Judication of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Stephen P Steele is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated on the twenty first day of May 1839 and will expire on the twentieth day of May 1844 And that his signature above written is genuine

{Given under my hand and the seal of said County this fifth day of April 1843

Perely Dodge Clerk.
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State of New Hampshire
Office of Secretary of State

I, Thomas P. Treadwell, Secretary of the State aforesaid, do hereby certify. that Stephen P. Steele is an acting Justice of the Peace, in and for the County of Hillsborough duly commissioned and qualified; that his Commission was dated on the 21st day of May 1839 and will expire on the 21st day of May 1844 and that his signature to t he annexed instrument is genuine.

Given under my hand and the Seal of said State this
21st day of Feby — 1844

Thomas P. Treadwell Secretary of State.

[seal and ribbon affixed]
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Get Secy of States
certificate on enclosed

[circular stamp as follows]
PETERBORO
N.H.
FEB
3

Rec'd Saturday Eve
Feby 3r

6

Thomas M. Edwards Esq
[illegible]
N.H.
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Extract from the Records of the Town of Peterborough in the County of Hillsborough, State of New Hampshire.

"Amos Spafford was married to Mary Taggart January twentieth Seventeen hundred and Eighty nine.
Attest Thomas Steele, Town Clerk of Peterborough"

A true copy of the Record with the exception of the date which is expressed in fair legible figures as follows "January 20th 1789"

Saml Gates Town Clerk of Peterborough 


I Samuel Gates above named depose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk of the Town of Peterborough aforesaid in the County and State aforesaid, and that the above is a true extract from the records of said Town, with the exception above named as certified by me.

Saml Gates Clerk of said Peterborough


State of New Hampshire
Hillsborough ss. February 2d.. 1844
Sworn Before me
Stephen P. Steele, Justice of the Peace
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9083

Mary Spafford.
decd
N.H.

Act 7 July 38
m 89
admd
2 yrs pr
$80.

from 4 March '36 to 4 
March 41 to Saml T. Spafford
Mary Emery - Margaret
Piper, Nancy Wilder - Isa
Spafford - Fanny Howe - 
Sally Fessender -John T. 
Spafford - Abijah Spafford
& Jesse D. Spafford only
surviving children - 

Hon E. Burke
H.R.


9083
Declaration
of
Abijah Spafford
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Declaration

In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of July 7th 1838. An do August 25' 1842. —

State of New Hampshire
Cheshire County ss }

On the Eighteenth day of April A.D. Eighteen hundred and forty there personally appeared before me the Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Judication for said state. Abijah Spafford of Fitzwilliam in said County of Cheshire and State of New Hampshire, Aged Thirty. three years. Who being first duly sworn according to laws doth on his make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7th 1838. Entitled "an Act granting half pay and pension to certain Widows." and of the 23rd of August 1842 - granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War In behalf of himself and the other children of Mary Spafford. late of Sharon in the County of Hillsborough and State of New Hampshire deceased. Who now living at the decease of the said Mary Spafford. And [illegible] now living as he believes. Viz. Samuel T. Spafford of Lexington in the State of North Carolina. Mary Emery, wife of William Emery of New Ipswich in the State of New Hampshire, Nancy Wilder wife of William Wilder, of Marlborough of New Hampshire. Sally Fessendon, wife of William Fessendon, of the State of Illinois, Jesse H. Spafford of Sharon in the State of New Hampshire, and Margaret Piper, wife of Pliney Piper, Fanny Howe, wife of Asahel Howe, Ira Spafford and Jessee T. Spaford, all of Peterborough in the County of Hillsborough and State of New Hampshire]

That the said Mary Spafford was the widow of Amos Spafford late of Sharon in the County of Hillborough and State of New Hampshire
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deceased - That the aforesaid Amos Spafford was a Private in the Army of the Revolution and a Pensioner under the Act of March 18th 1818. on the New Hampshire list at the rate of  Eight dollars per month. And served as he believes as Stated in his declaration under said act. which is now on file in the War Department and to which he refers...

He further declares that the said Mary Spafford, then Mary Taggart. was married to the aforesaid Amos Spafford on the nineteenth day of January Seventeen hundred and Eighty Nine as he has always been told by them, and as he believes). That her husband the aforesaid Amos Spafford died on the Sixth day of September A.D. Eighteen hundred and thirty eight - 

That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but that the marriage took place previous to the first day of January Seventeen hundred and Ninety four. Viz at the time above Stated..

He further declares that the aforesaid Mary Spafford died at Sharon in the County of Hillborough and State of New Hampshire on the first day of March Eighteen hundred and forty three. and t hat she was at the time of her decease the widow of Amos Spafford aforesaid


State of New Hampshire
Cheshire County ss.}

Subscribed and sworn to on the day and year above written before me. - 

Joel Parker Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Judication for said State
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State of New Hampshire
Cheshire ss

Superior Court of Judication

I Leonard Bisco Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature for the State & County aforesaid certify that Joel Parker is the Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Judicature for the State & County aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified according to Law. and that his signature as above written is genuine.

[seal affixed]

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Superior Court of Judicature the sixth day of May AD 1843.

L Bisco. Clerk
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Mehitable Sanderson
Deposition
in case of
Spafford -
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I Mehetab Sanderson of Lunenburg in the County of Worcester and commonwealth of Massachusetts of the age of Sixty Six years on oath depose and say that I was present and saw my Brothers the late Amos Shafford of Sharon in the County of Hillsborough and State of New Hampshire deceased married to his late wife then Mary Taggart, now mary Spafford both of said Sharon - The Marriage took place at Peterborough in said County of Hillsborough in January or February in the year 1789 though I cannot tell the precise day or month I am certain of the fact as was at the wedding and saw them married They were married by the Rev. David Anman of Peterborough in said County of Hillsborough 

Heron Septr.. 15th 1838
Mehitable Sanderson


State of New Hampshire.
Hillsborough ss. September 18th 1838 then personally appeared the above named Mehitable Sanderson who is well known to me and who is a credible witness and made oath to the truth of the above deposition by him Subscribed

Before me
Benj Russell Justice of the Peace



State of New Hampshirie
Hillsborough County} Set.

I Perley Dodge Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature of the of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Benjamin Russell is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County, and was on the fifteenth day of September AD 21838. duly commissioned and qualified. that his commission was dated on the seventeenth day of June 1834 and did expire on the sixteenth day of June 1839. and that his signature above written is genuine.

Given under my hand and the seal of said County this fifth day of April 1843.

Perley Dodge Clerk

The erasures 9c) 'did" and 9390 above were made by me. Perely Dodge Clerk —
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WAR DEPARTMENT,

Revolutionary Claim.

I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States, of the 7 July 1838 Mary Spafford deceased (who died on the 1 March 1843)widow of Amos Spafford, who was a pri in the Rev. War, at the rate of $80. W. Arm Comy 4 Mar "36. & ending 4. Mar '41 which will be paid upon the prs: of the prowr. vouchers to Saml. S Spafford, Mary Emery, Margaret Piper, Nancy Wilder, Ira Spafford, Fanny Howe, Sally Fassender, John L. Spafford Abijah Spafford & Jesse D. Spafford only Sur: children

Given at the War Office of the United
Stetes, this 18th day of
Apl. one thousand
eight hundred and forty= 4

Secretary of War.

Examined and
Countersigned.}

Commissioner of Pensions.
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Rev
WIDOW, &c.

File No. 22.292
Mary Spafford
Wid. of 
Amos Spafford
Pirv. Rev. War

Act July 7.th 1838.
Index: Vol. M, Page 236

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Spafford
Payable on the 4..th of March
and 4..th of September in each
year, at the Branch Bank
of the United States. 
Portsmouth New Hampshire



Recorded




Amos Spafford
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WAR DEPARTMENT

Revolutionary Claim

I CERTIFY, That in conformity with the Law of the UNITED STATES,
of the 18th of March 1818

Amos Spafford late a Private in the 
Army of the Revolution

is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the          Agency,
at the rate of Eight — dollars — cents per month
to commence on the ninth day of April one thousand eight
hundred and eighteen

GIVEN at the WAR OFFICE of the UNITED STATES,
this thirteenth day of September
one. thousand eight hundred and eighteen

J. D. Calhoun
Secr of War
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Mary Spaffords
[illegible]
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Extract of a letter from the Pension Office dates July 10" 1865 to Thomas M. Edwards Esq.

"In the Case of Mary Spafford dec the Court should certify the day of her. death and the names of the Children who survived her. The date of the marriage should be proved by that grade of evidence which is furnished by the register of Towns, Churches, and some branch of most family"


Dear Sir

You will see by the above that there were two [illegible] in the papers ion the case referred to —
1. a certificate from the Court of Probate of the facts above stated was forwarded in company with & like one in a case of Peter Wilders his in which a certificate has been granted, & I think it will now be found on file - 
&. - I now enclose Record evidences of marriage - 
if the certificate from Probate
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is not found I will send another & if it is all objections to missing a certificate would seem to be removed. - 

Will you do me the favour to ask attention to this case. — & further oblige me —

2. I have on this morn & certificates - & the reply in case of [illegible]. - I had already put [illegible] additional affidavit in that case. - which could not have been recd when yoru letter was written. - Perhaps that will be considered sufficiently explicit. - 

Respectfully
Th M Edwards

Hon Edmund Burke
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Ho. of Repr. March 4. 1866.

Sir:

I enclose the papers in the case of Mary Spafford, which were placed in my hands, by Thomas M Edwards Esq. of Keene N.H., who is the agent for processing her pension. After the case is examined please communicate the results to me.

Say respectfully
Mica obl. Surant
Edmund Burke

J. L. Edwards Esq
Com. of Pensions
Washington
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[illegible]

Mary Spafford
Amos

let - to - J.M. Edwards [illegible] 10-43
"                                              " Sept 7 "

Act 7 July 1838
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Mary Spafford
[illegible]
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State of New Hampshire
Cheshire ss. - 

Be in rememberd that at a Court of Probate holden at Keene in and for said County on the first Sunday of July AD 1843.

Upon the application of the children of Mary Spafford late of Sharon in the County of Hillborough, N.H. it was proved in open Court to the satisfaction of the Judge of said Court, that said Mary was the widow of Amos Spafford deceased, who was a Revolutionary pensioner that he died on the 6th day of September 1838 - and that the said Mary Spafford died on the first day of March 1843. that she left the following named children who, were at her decease, & are her only surviving children, to wit, Samuel L. Spafford, Mary Emery, Margaret Piper, Nancy Wilder, Ira Spafford, Fanny Howe, Sally Fessenden, John T Spafford, Abigail Spafford & Jesse D. Spafford.

In testimony whereof I hereunto 
affix the seal of said Court this
fifth day of July. 1836 — 

Elija Sawyer Regs.
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Maru Spafford
heirs
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State of New Hampshire.
Office of Secretary of State.

I, Josiah Stevens, Secretary of the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Benj. Russell is an acting Justice of the Peace, in and for the County of Hillsborough duly Commissioned and qualified; that his Commission was dated on the twenty first day of June 1839 and will expire on the twenty first day of June 1844 and that his signature to the annexed instrument is genuine.

Given under my hand and the seal of said State this seventh day of May 1848.

Josiah Russell Secretary of State.
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We Phineas B Taggart and Wilberg Gagg of Saron in the County of Hillsborough and State of New Hampshire of lawful depose and say that we were acquainted with Amos Spafford late of Sharon in said County deceased. That he was a Revolutionary Pensioner. That he died on the sixth day of September Eighteen hundred and t hiry eight. That he left a widow Mary Spafford with whom we were alsoacquainted. Who died on the first day of March Eighteen hundred and forty. three. And left the fowing named children viz. Samuel T. Spafford, Mary Emery, Margaret Piper, Nancy Wilder, Ira Spafford, Fanny Howe, Sally Fessender, John T. Spafford, Jesse D. Spafford, and Abijah Spafford, who now their only survinging children at the time of her decease

Phineas B Taggart
Wirling Gragg


State of New Hampshire
Hillsborough County ss }

Subscribed and sworn to before me on this 28th day of April 1843
Benja Russell Jus Peace


I certify that the above deponants are credible persons
Benja Russell Jus Peace