Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 15,576, James Beverly, N. H.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE|[blank]|NUMBER|
N.H.|Beverly, James|W. 15,576
[blank]|Margaret|[blank]|
CONTENTS
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[verso]
2018
Concord N. Hamp're
Margaret Bevery dec'd widow of James Beverly dec'd who died on the [blank] of Grafton Co. in the State of N.H. who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Morrill of the Regt. commanded by Col. N.H. in the N.H. line for 2 years
{Stmt. due payable to Mary Rollings Sarah Mathews and Jane Lucas children of said deceased}
Inscribed on the Roll of Concord at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents, per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831 & terminating Sept. 1st 1836
Certificate of Pension issued the 9th day of May 1838 and sent Hon. H. Hubbard Senate U.S. 
Arrears to the 4th of March 1836 $400.00
Semi=annual allowance ending 1st Sept. 1836 the day of her death 39.60
$439.60
{Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3d}
Recorded by D. D. Addison Clerk, 
Book A Vol. 2d Page 22

[recto]
see let to P. Agent May 10, 1838
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Enq'd Jan 4. 1777
died Feby 12 1778
see dec. of Wm. Preston N.H. Act 1818 - served 12 mos 75 & 76 in Canada 
May allow. $80 per ann from 4 March 1831 to time of widow's death 1st Sept. 1836 - 
Issue cert. to Mary Rollings wife of William Rollings: Sarah Mathers, widow, & Jane Lucas, wife of Benj'n Lucas children and heirs at law of Margaret Beverly dec'd the widow of James Beverly dec'd
$80 per ann
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I Margaret Beverly of Lawfull age depose and say that I am the widow of James Beverly late of Nottingham in the State of New Hampshire I was married to said James Beverly when I was quite young in said Town of Nottingham I do not recollect how old said James was nor exactly my own age when I was Married to said James but my late husband was older than I was at the time of our said marriage which was solemnized before Priest Butler who was at that time the Minister of said Town - I lived with s'd James untill the revolutionary war broke out when my said husband listed as a soldier under a Captain Dearborn of said Nottingham he march'd under said Dearborn and I believe went to Canada I am certain that my s'd husband was made a prisoner buy the british in the time of the revolutionary war and he was imprisoned at Quebec as he told me when he return for, if my recollection serves me about one year he was out under s'd Dearborn through one campaign but I cannot remember the date of his departure nor of his return - after his return from serving under Captain Dearborn he enlisted under Captain Morrill of s'd Nottingham and marched under his command I think in the last campain - the time is so long that I would not be positive to what place he went - s'd James was return'd to Nottingham but was said to have died in the army - s'd James lived in s'd Nottingham ['during' crossed out] from the time of our Marriage untill he enlisted as aforesaid I had six children by said James Beverly two sone & four Daughters my two sons names were Robert & James & my Daughters names were Mary & Sarah, Jane & Ellis Beverly 
/s/X her mark Margaret Beverly
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Grafton ss
Rumney May 18th A.D. 1836
Then personally appearing Margaret Beverly whom I know and who is a credible witness and made solemn oath that the within affidavit by her subscribed is true
Before me /s/Kendell Osgood Jus. Peace
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Declaration,
In order to obtain the benefits of the 3d Section of the Act of 4th July AD 1836 and of the 1st Section of the Act of 3d March 1837
State of New Hampshire
County of Grafton} S.S.
On this twenty third day of April A.D. 1838 Personally appeared before the subscriber Edward Webber Judge of the Court of Probate for said county of Grafton Mary Rollings of Groton in said county aged seventy one 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 4th A.D. 1836 and the act explanatory of said act passed March 3d A.D. 1837
That she is daughter of the late James Beverly late of Nottingham in the county of Rockingham and State aforesaid, and who died in the Army of the Revolution during the period of the revolutionary War at the particular period she does not now particularly remember; but refers to evidence on that point filed at the War Department Pension Office Washington city D.C. - and also daughter Margaret Beverly late of Dorchester in said county of Grafton deceased and who from the period of my said father's death to the period of her said Mother's death remained the Widow of the said James Beverly deceased having never after his death intermarried - her said Mother haved died at Dorchester aforesaid to the best of her recollection September the first day A.D. 1836 - 
She further declares that her said Father enlisted into the service of the revolutionary war as she thinks & believes the first year of the War and
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was marched to Lexington & was attached to Capt. Morrill's Company but the season of the year which he enlisted, the period he served or the Field Officers he served under she cannot now recollect as she was then only about Eight years of age but refers to evidence in said War department - but she does well remember of his going into the War 
He her said Father again enlisted into the Company commanded by Captain Henry Dearborn then of Nottingham again aforesaid and marched for Canada on an expedition against Quebeck L.C. and during the Campaign was taken prisoner as he afterwards informed us on his return - but she cannot state the precise time of his enlistment, the period of his absence or the other officers under whom he served but must refer for these facts to the Evidence in file in the said War department 
He again Enlisted a short period after his return from Canada she thinks the next spring in the Company Commanded by Captain Joseph Cilley of Nottingham aforesaid and left home on another campaign from which he never returned, but for the period of his Enlistment, his Officers named and the period of his death she must again refer to evidence in said department at Washington as she was then so young that she cannot fix on names, further than she has or on periods with sufficient accuracy to make Oath to the declaration but she well remembers that he as gone into the service of the Revolutionary War nearly the whole of the time from the first year of the War to the time of his
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death as aforesaid as she well remembers that she went to live with an Aunt one Sister also was put out and she believes that he served a period not less than two years and thinks he served considerably more time, than two years - 
She further states that the Widow Sarah Mathews of Dorchester in said County of Grafton, and Jane Lucas Wife of Benjamin Lucas or Rumney in said county of Grafton and the declarant Mary Rollings Wife of William Rollings of Groton in said County of Grafton are the children and only heirs of the said deceased James Beverly and Margaret Beverly who as heirs claim a pension for the servises of their said father the said James Beverly deceased 
She hereby declares that her or the other heirs names are not on any pension roll or agency in any state and hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present - 
/s/X her mark Mary Rollings
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid}
Witnesses to signature
/s/Edward Webber
/s/Amos M. Willouby
And the said Judge does hereby declare his opinion that the above named Mary Rollings is daughter & heir of the said James Beverly & Margaret Beverly deceased, that the said James Beverly was a Soldier in the Revolutionary War and served as the above declarant states and that said declarant cannot from bodily infirmity attend Court - and further that the interlineation of 'Mary Rollings of Groton in said county', fourth line from top 1st page was made before signing and that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Judge in the matter of the application of the said heirs of James Beverly aforesaid for a Pension
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In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand at Rumney in said county of Grafton this twenty third day of April A.D. 1838
/s/Edward Webber} Judge of Probate for said County of Grafton
Grafton ss - State of New Hampshire
Moses Dow Register of Probate for said County do certify that the Hon'ble Edward Webber is the Judge of Probate for said County duly commissioned and sworn and that full faith and credit may and ought to be given to his Acts as such and that his signature as above is genuine - 
[court seal affixed] In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this third day of May A.D. 1838 - 
/s/Moses Dow 

Declaration Mary Rollings
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Rev WIDOW, &c. [initials: own]
File No. 15576
Margaret Beverly 
widow of James Beverly Pri Rev War
Act: July 4th 36
Index: - Vol. A, Page 52
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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[addressed envelope]
H. Hubbard Free
[illegible postmark] FREE
Wm. Rollings Esq
P.O. 
West Rumney N.H.
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[handwritten letter]
Department of War Pension Office
March 3d 1838. 

Sir
In the case of Mrs. Margaret Beverly dec'd, late widow of James Beverly dec'd, it is necessary that some one of the heirs make a declaration before Court of record, setting forth the facts in the case as far as they may have come to their knowledge, referring to the records and proof in this Office in support of the services of the said James Beverly dec'd
The names of the children and proof of heirship, should be certified by the Court, and also the time of Mrs. Beverly's death. 
When their proceedings shall have been had, and the papers forwarded to this Office, a certificate will be issued for the amount due to the time of Mrs. Beverly's death. Mr. Rollings letter is herewith returned.
I have the honor to be Respectfully Your Ob't Sr
/s/J. L. Edwards
Hon. H. Hubbard 
United States Senate
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V3191
Margaret Beverly wid of James in 76
allow $80 per ann
See let. Hon. H. Hubbard 21 Sept. 1837 
do  do  March 3d 1838
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[handwritten letter]
Department of War
Bounty Land Office
Feb'y 14th 1837

Sir, 
The letter of Mr. Sam'l Lucas, received in your of the 11th ins. is herewith returned, and in reply thereto, have to inform you that, the names of Elijah Lucas, and James Beverly, are not returned on the records of the N. Hampshire line, on file in this Office, among those entitled to bounty lands from the U. States - On examination of the Rolls of the N. Hampshire line, it appears that Elijah Lucas, a Private of Col'o Scammel's (Scammell) Reg't inlisted the 17th March 1777 annd died on the 1st Sept'r following; and that James Beverly, a Private of Col'o Cilley's Reg't, inlisted the 4th Jan'y 1777, and died the 12th Feb'y 1778. neither of them therefore, acquired a right to the bounty in question; that bounty having been promised by Congress to those men only, who inlisted for "during the War", and actually served to the end thereof in 1783. to their heirs, and to the heirs of those who, whilst serving under such inlistment, were "slain by the enemy". The heirs of such as died in the service from sickness, fatigue, or casulaty, are not entitled to bounty land. 
I have the honor to be Very respect'y Yr. on. St
/s/Wm Gordon
Hon'e Robert Burns
Ho. of Rep'ts
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Affidavits to prove death of Margaret Beverly
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I, Benjamin Cilley of Groton in the county of Grafton and State of New Hampshire aged sixty five years depose and say that I was well acquainted with the late Widow Margaret Beverly late of Dorchester in said county of Grafton who I ever understood from my first acquaintance with her, (which as more than fifty years before her decease) was the Widow of James Beverly late of Nottingham in the County of  Rockingham in said state deceased.
Said Margaret Beverly died at Dorchester in said County of Grafton on the first day of September A.D. 1836 - I further say that Mary Rollins (Rollings) wife of William Rollins (Rollings) of Groton aforesaid, the widow Sarah Mathers of Dorchester aforesaid and Jane Lucas Wife of Benjamin Lucas of Rumney in said county of Grafton are the children and only children heirs & only heirs of the said Margaret Beverly deceased & are all of age and are as I understood & believe are the children & heirs at Law of the said James Beverly deceased. I was formerly an inhabitant of said Nottingham untill after he removed to Grafton County and was after I removed to the said County, in 1818 acquainted with the deceased to her death & am well acquainted with the said heirs
Rumney April 23rd 1838 /s/Benja Cilley
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State of New Hampshire
Grafton County ss. April 23rd A.D. 1838
Then personally appearing Benjamin Cilley who has made & subscribed the within affidavit & made solemn Oath that the same is true and I hereby certify that said affiant is a credable witness
Before me /s/Edwards Webber Justice of the Peace
I Amos M. Willouby of Groton in the county of Grafton & State of New Hampshire do testify & say that I was for a number of years prior to her death well acquainted with the Widow Margaret Beverly late of Dorchester in said county deceased said deceased died at said Dorchester September the 1st AD 1836
Rumney Sept. 23" 1838 /s/Amos M. Willouby 
State of New Hampshire
Grafton ss. September 23" 1838
Then the said Amos M. Willouby personally appearing made solemn oath that the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed is true
and I certify that said affiant is a credable witness - 
Before Me /s/Edward Webber Justice of the Peace
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State of New Hampshire
Grafton ss - I Moses Dow Register of Probate for said County, do certify that Edward Webber Esqr is a Justice of the Peace within & for said County duly commissioned and sworn & that full faith and credit may and ought to be given to his acts as such and his signature to the foregoing certificate is genuine.
[court seal affixed] In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal office this third day of May A.D. 1838 
/s/Moses Dow
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[addressed envelope]
[illegible postmark] /85
Miss Sarah Mathews
Rumney west post office
Newhampshire
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[handwritten letter]
Dutton June 11th 1836
Dear Cousin
We Received your Letter dated April 12th but a few days since are hapy to hear that you are all in good health wee are happily with all our Connections in a comfortable State of health
You wrote you wished me to make Such Statements in Relation to your Father's belonging to the Revolutionary Army as Came with in my Recolection which I will endeaver to do please Remember me to sister and all Connections
I James Harvey now in my 73d year of age doe depose & day that James Beverly Enlisted under Capt Henry Dearborn then a Captain belonging to the Continental army in the year 1775 for the term of three years, I think his Lieutenant's name was Joseph Thomas Capt Dearborn Company joined the continental army at winter Hill under the command of Colonel Poor at which place I saw him in the Lines of the Regiment he remained in the army until his death which was at or near the time of the monmouth Battle
/s/James Harvey 
Penobscott SS. June 11th 1836
Personally appeared the above named James Harvey and made Oath that the above statements made by him are true and correct before me
/s/Robert Harvey Justice of the Peace
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I Benjamin Cilley of Groton in the county of Grafton & State of New Hampshire being sixty four years old depose and say that I was born in Nottingham in the aforesaid State and that I always resided in the vicinity of said Town untill the year AD 1818. I was always acquainted with the widow Margaret Beverly of said Nottingham and know that she was call'd the widow of James Beverly of said Nottingham who I always understood died died in the revolutionary Army I never heard it doubted that she was the wife of the said James Beverly the widow Margaret Beverly was Daughter of Francis Harvey of s'd Nottingham I have always known the Harvey family well and know them to be a respectable family - since the year AD 1818 I have resided in the westerly part of said State and near where the said Margaret has resided and have known her well since this date 
August 7th 1837 /s/Benja Cilley
Grafton ss 
Rumney August 7" AD 1837 Then personally appearing Benjamin Cilley whom I know and who I believe to be a credable witness made solemn oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true
Before me /s/Kendall Osgood Justice of Peace
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I William Preston of Rumney in the county of Grafton and State of New Hampshire aged Eighty three years and a Pensioner of the United States do testify and say that in the year A.D. 1776 I was a soldier in the Revolutionary War and was stationed at Quebeck in Canada where I was a prisioner & confined in Quebeck gaol - while there I was acquainted with James Beverly then of Nottingham N.H. who was also a prisioner at the same time & was confined in the same gaol. 
He the said James Beverly then & there told me that he a Wife and children at said Nottingham. I and the said Beverly were both discharged at the same time from said gaol and in company returned to New-Hampshire and I was at said Nottingham during the winter following and saw said Beverly as his Wife's Father and saw his Wife and Children I think about three in number. I was told by said Beverly and by his Wife's father & Mother that they were married and I had no doubt of it nor ever have I doubted it or heard it doubted by any person living - I have since been acquainted with his Widow (said Beverly having deceased) she has lived many  years in Rumney & Groton in said county of Grafton and know that Margaret Beverly who has applied for a Pension in consequence of said James Beverly's servises is the same person who I saw at said Nottingham as the Wife of the said James Beverly. I further say that said Beverly's Wife's Father's name was Harvey his christian name I have forgotten and said Harvey & Family were persons of good character and respectability
Rumney August 7th 1837 /s/William Preston
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State of New-Hampshire
County of Grafton ss. August 7th A.D. 1837
Be it remembered that on the said 7th day of August A.D. 1837 Personally appearing before me, Edward Webber Justice of the Peace for said county, William Preston who made and subscribed the foregoing affidavit and who is known to me to be a credable witness and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit
Before me /s/Edward Webber Justice of the Peace 
William Preston's Affidavit