Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 22588, Samuel Webster, N.H Vt.
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Service : N.H.    VT
Webster, Samuel     Elizabeth
Number W22588
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Reported :  Let to John Kimball  Sep 5 '42
6734
VERMONT
Elizabeth Webster dec'd widow of N.H.  Samuel Webster dec'd who was a pensioner under the Act of  and who died on the 1 Sep 1826 of Chittenden in the State of Vermont who was a Private in the Comp commanded by Captain Stevens of the Regt commanded by Col Beedle in the N.H. line for 14 mos 19 days.
Subscribed on the Roll of Vermont [illeg] rate of 48 Dollars 76 cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 03 day of August 1842 and sent to John Kimball Esq. Barton, VT
Arrears to the 4th of March '41 Semi-annual allowance ending
$243.80
Act July 7, 1838
Recorded by Theo D Woody
Book A, Vol 2, page 62 [illeg] to Saml B Kennedy  [illeg] executor of Elizabeth Webster
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State of Vermont
District of Chittenden
On this thirtieth day of April A.D. 1842 before the probate court for the district of Chittenden and State of Vermont, personally appeared Samuel B Kennedy of Bolton in the County of Chittenden who is executor of the last will and testament of Elizabeth Webster, late of said Bolton, deceased, who at the time of her death was, as the said Kennedy believes, entitled to a pension under the law of congress passed July 4, 1836 or the law passed in 1838 granting pensions to widows for five years and in order to obtain the pension of the said Elizabeth, deceased, due her at death for the use and benefit of her children who were living at the time of her death and are still living, the said Kennedy having been first duly sworn, makes the following declaration;
That the said Elizabeth Webster was the widow of Samuel Webster, deceased, that the said Samuel died at Bolton aforesaid on the first of September AD 1826; that from that time to the 24th day of June A.D. 1841, the said Elizabeth remained his widow on which day the said, Elizabeth died, never having intermarried after the death of the said Samuel; that the said Samuel in the years seventeen hundred seventy eight and seventeen hundred seventy-nine, served in the revolutionary war in Capt. Simon Stevens company, Col. Beedle's regiment New Hampshire troops from eleven and a half to twelve months, that this declarant is informed and believes that Asa Webster, a brother of the said Samuel, was in the service with the said Samuel in said Stevens company; that the said Samuel served at other times for short periods during the war of the revolution, from two to six months, but the particulars of the latter service the said declarant is unable to state, that this declarant was personally acquainted with said Samuel and Elizabeth for thirty eight years previous to her death, that they resided during all the time of heh declarants acquaintance with them in said Bolton as husband and wife, that they were married as this declarant is informed and believes in early life at Newbury in the state of Vermont, but the time of their marriage he is unable to state as he finds no family records
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among the papers of the said Elizabeth, deceased.
And the said Kennedy further declares that he was acquainted the family of the said Elizabeth deceased, and that the children of the said Elizabeth deceased, who were living at the time of her death were Elizabeth Abbott of Parishville New York, Hannah Rose of the same Parishville, Anna Bradford who resides in the State of Indiana, Samuel Webster of Bolton aforesaid, and Ephraim Webster of Underhill in the county of Chittenden, aforesaid, all of whom are still living and the youngest of whom is fifty-two years of age, and the said Kennedy refers to the proof and documents accompanying this declaration to substantiate the claim of the children if Elizabeth Webster, deceased, to the pension to which she was entitled at the time of her death.
S.B. Kennedy

State of Vermont   District of Chittenden
Burlington April 30, 1842
The above names Samuel B. Kennedy who subscribed the above declaration in my presence made with in due form of law that the said declaration was true to the best of his information, knowledge and belief before me and I certify that the said Kennedy is a man of truth and veracity.
Charles Russell, Judge
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John Kimball Esq
Bartow, Orleans County, Vt

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No 8280


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State of Vermont   District of Chittenden
I, William Weston, Registrar of the Probate Court within and for said district of Chittenden do hereby certify that Charles Russell before whom the foregoing declaration was sworn to is judge of said probate court and that his signature to the certificate of the oath is genuine.
I further certify that it has been this day satisfactorily proved to said court that Samuel Webster, deceased, family of Bolton in said district, died on the first day of September 1826; that his widow Elizabeth Webster, died on the twenty-sixth day of June A.D. 1841 - that she left the following named children who were all the children of the said Elizabeth living at the time of her death, viz: Elizabeth Abbott and Hannah Rose, both of Parishville in the state of New York, Anna Bradford of the State of Indiana, Samuel Webster of said Bolton and Ephraim Webster of Underhill in the said district of Chittenden, who are all still living and all of full age.

I further certify that Samuel Kennedy who had made the foregoing declaration is the executor of the last will and testament of the said Elizabeth Webster, deceased, as appears by the records of said probate court

In testimony whereof I do hereunto affix the seal of said court and subscribe my name at Burlington in said district this thirtieth day of April A.D. 1842
William Westen, Register
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o 8280
Elizabeth Webster, dec
VT
act July 7, 38
John Kimball
Bartow, VT
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I, Simeon Stevens of Newbury in the County of Orange and State of Vermont of the age of seventy-five years in May next, do depose and say that I am a son of Simeon Stevens, deceased, formerly of this town who was a Captain and commanded a company in Colonel Timothy Beedels Regiment in the year 1778 - I knew Samuel Webster formerly of Newbury aforesaid from my earliest recollection.  He lived for many years and until he left this town a near neighbor to my father and he was as I verily believe and and have no doubt and enlisted soldier in my fathers company before mentioned - I knew nearly or quite every man of said company but I knew no one belonging to the company of that name except the one above mentioned - Said Webster removed from this town to Corinth in this county and subsequently to the town of Bolton in Chittenden County in this State where as I believe having been so often informed he said Webster deceased many years since. I also well know Asa Webster, who was a younger brother of said Samuel - Said Asa was the drummer of said company  - Simeon Stevens

State of Vermont    County of Orange
Be it known that on this 6th day of April AD 1842 Simeon Stevens of Newbury in said County to me well known personally appeared and made oath in due form that the above affidavit by him subscribed contains the whole truth and nothing but the truth  And I further certify that said Stevens is a credible witness and his testimony entitled to belief - Joseph Berry, Justice of the Peace
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I, William Tice, late of Danville in the County of Caledonia now residing at Newbury in the County of Orange in the State of Vermont of the age of eighty-three years in July next do depose and say that I served as a soldier in Captains Stevens Company in Colonel Timothy Beedels Regiment, having our headquarters at Newbury in the year 1778 - Samuel Webster then of said Newbury was a soldier also in said Company and served therein during the term, which was one year - I well know and well remember said Webster - He afterwards lived and died in Bolton in Chittenden County as I have understood many years ago.   -William Tice

State of Vermont, County of Orange
Be it remembered that at Newbury in said County on this 6th day of April 1842 William Tice above named and to me well known personally appeared and made solemn oath that this above deposition by him subscribed contains the truth and nothing but the truth - And I can certify that said Tice is a credible witness and his testimony entitled to belief - Joseph Berry, Justice of the Peace
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State of Vermont I Peley C Jones Clerk of Orange County ss ⎬ County Court hereby certify that Joseph Berry is a Justice of the
Peace, duly commissioned and qualified,
within and for the County of Orange aforesaid that by virtue of his office he has power to administer oaths and take acknowledgement of deeds, that his commission is dated November 8th AD 1841 and will expire on the 30th day of November AD 1842 and that the above signature purporting to be his is genuine
In Testimony whereof I have
hereunto annexed my official signature
and the Seal of Orange County Court
this 11th day of April AD 1842 at Chelsea
in said County
Perley C Jones Clerk of Orange Co Court
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Daughters and sons of Saml Webster and Elizabeth his Wife
Phebe Webster Born September 29th 1780
Johannah Webster Born December 30th 1781
Elizabeth Webster was Born March 12th 1784
Samuel Webster Born March 30th 1786
Anna Webster Born August 14th 1789
Ephraim Webster Born March 15th 1792
State of Vermont
Town Clerks office Corinth July 22nd 1842 I Hereby
Orange County Certify that the above is a true copy of the Births of the Children of Samuel Webster and Elizabeth his wife as Recorded in this office
Attest Saml Hasseltine Town Clerk of Corinth
State of Vermont
Orange County ss
Smith County July 22 1842
Personally appeared the above named Samuel Hasseltine & made solemn oath to the truth of the above certificate by him subscribed and I certify that he is town Clerk for the Town of Court and is a person of truth & veracity
before me W Heron Justice of the Peace
State of Vermont. Secretary of State's Office,
Montpelier, Aug. 12, 1842.
I certify that William Spencer, Esquire,
whose name is subscribed in his own hand-writing to the foregoing certificate, is and was at the date thereof a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Orange, in said state, duly elected and qualified, and that to his official acts and attestations as such, full faith and credit ought to be given.
Given under my hand and seal of office at
Montpelier this 12th day of August, A.D. 1842.
C.L. Knapp
Acting Secretary of State.
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Children of
Samuel Webster
of Vermont
Act June 7 1832
Supposed to be a
[illegible] [illegible]
J D Woodward Atty
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State of Vermont County of Rutland
On this twenty seventh day of October
1853 before the subscriber a Justice of the
Peace in and for said County personally appeared Asa Webster a resident of
the town of Wallingford in said County aged fifty four years and made oath according to law that he is directly interested in a claim against the United States for certain arrears
of pension, supposed to be due to the Children of Samuel W. Webster
and he hereby appoints J. DOUGLAS WOODWARD, Counsellor at Law, of Plattsburg, N. Y., his Attorney to prosecute said claim, and examine all papers and documents in relation thereto, on file in any of the Departments at
Washington City or elsewhere, and to receive from the officer authorised to issue the same, a certificate for any arrears or increase of pension to which Deponent may be entitled, and to do all other acts and things in
and about obtaining such arrears or increase of pension as Deponent might or could do, were he personally present at the doing thereof; and he hereby revoke all former powers if any inconsistent with the above, and
authorizes he said Attorney to appoint Attorneys, one or more, under him, for any or all the purposes aforesaid, hereby ratifying and confirming whatsoever Deponent's said Attorney or those appointed under him shall lawfully do or cause to be done in the premises. In witness whereof the said Deponent has hereunto set his hand
and seal the day and year first above written.
In the presence of
Geo Edgerton
Asa Webster
Sworn to, Subscribed and Acknowledged, before me, on the day and year first above mentioned, and I believe the Deponent to be directly interested in the claim above mentioned, and the identical person therein alleged and described, and I have no interest in the result of said claim and am not concerned in its prosecution.
Geo Edgerton Justice Peace

State of Vermont County of Rutland ss. I, the subscriber, Clerk of said County, certify that George Edgerton before whom the above affidavit and Power was sworn and acknowledged on the Twenty Seventh day of October 1853 was at said time a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly qualified, and that I verily believe his signature
above written to be genuine; and I have no interest in the result of the claim to which the foregoing paper relates, and am not concerned in its prosecution. Witness my hand and official seal at Kirtland in said County this first day of November 1853
F. W. Hopkins
Clerk.
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8280
[illegible]
[illegible]
Letter to John
Kimball, Esquire
May 26th [1842?]
Act 7 July 38-
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Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 22588
Elizabeth Webster
Widow of
Samuel Webster
[illegible] Rev. War
Act July 7 1838
Index: Vol. M, Page 324
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Payment to be made
at Burlington Vt
by J. Peck Esq
Agent for paying pensioners, 
in the Agency of
Burlington
Payable on the 4th March
and 4th September in each
year. application
Recorded in the Pension
Office, in Book [blank] Vol. [blank]
Vol.
Page [blank] by
Clerk.
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
Widow's Pension.
I certify that in conformity with the act of July 7, 1838, Elizabeth Webster of Vermont, dec'd
widow of Samuel Webster, dec'd who was a Private in the Revolution and died on the first day of Sep: 1826 is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of 48 dollars and 16 cents per annum, commencing on the 4th March 1836.
and terminating on the 4th March 1841
[Handwritten above crossed-out lines]/The amount due to be paid to Saml B. Kennedy Executor of Elizabeth Webster, deceased./[Handwritten above crossed-out lines] 
[Crossed out lines]/unless the Pensioner married or died before the last mentioned date; in which case the pension is not payable after the time od such marriage or death./[Crossed out lines]
Given at the War Office of the United States, this 23 day of August one thousand eight hundred and forty two
Secretary of War.
Examined and
Countersigned.}
Commissioner of Pensions.
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State of Vermont
Secretary of States Office,
Montpelier, April 13. 1842. ⎬
I certify that there is on file in this office a paper, purporting to be a "Pay Roll of Capt. Simeon Stevens' Company in Newbury, from May 1779 to May 1781 of service done in guarding, and scouting in the sundry alarms, guarding prisoners, and under the command of Col Peter Olcott. I further certify that the names of Samuel Webster and Asa Webster
both privates, appear upon said roll, with an allowance for nineteen days service annexed to each.
I further certify that there is on file in this office another paper, purporting to be ""A Pay Roll of Capt. John G. Bayley's Company in Newbury for guarding, and scouting, from April
1777 to May 1779, under the command of Col Peter Olcott. 
I further certify that the names of Samuel Webster and Asa Webster, both privates, appear upon said pay roll, the first mentioned with an allowance for one month and thirteen days service, and the last mentioned, with an allowance for one month and three days ser
vice, annexed.
I further certify that there is on file in this office another paper, purporting to be ""A Pay Roll of Capt. Frye Bayley's company in Newbury from May 1781 till the end
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of the War, and scouting guarding &c. in sundry alarms under the command of Col Peter Olcott and Robert Johnson. I further certify that the name of Samuel Webster, a private, appears upon said pay roll, with an
allowance for eleven days service annexed.
I further certify that there is on file in this office another paper, purporting to be a "Pay Roll of Capt. Thomas Johnson's Company of Minute Men in Newbury for the year 1776, under the command of Col. Peter Olcott, for scouting and
guarding said year. I further certify that the name of Samuel Webster, a private, appears upon said pay roll, with an allowance for six days service annexed.
I further certify that there is on file in this office
another paper, purporting to be "A Pay Roll of a Company of Minute Men in the service of the country in the year 1775, under the command of Capt Thomas Johnson. "
I further certify that the names of Samuel Webster and Asa Webster, both privates, appear upon said roll, the said Samuel with an allowance for twelve days service, and the said Asa with an allowance for six days service annexed.
And I further certify that each and every of said
pay rolls appears to have been allowed and ordered to be paid, by a committee acting under the authority of this State, and
that the same were duly paid by the Treasurer,
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Given under my hand and the Deal of this office, at Montpelier, this 13th day of April, A.D. 1842. 
Chauncey L. Knapp, 
Acting Secretary of State.
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Aug 22 1842
Vt
Elizabeth Webster

Col. James L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
War Department
Washington
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Benton 15 August 1842
Col James L. Edwards
Sir enclosed is such evidence
of the service and Marriage of Samuel Webster
as to Justify a belief that his widow was
entitled to a pension under the act of 4th July 1836.
possibly the service shown by the Certificate
of the Secretary [illegible] enclosed has been heretofore shown by
the certificate in your possession, if so we do not
expect it twice allowed-
If convenient I hope you will let me have
a return soon, as it would be a convenience
to receive the money when the pensioners from
this section receive their pay up to 4th Sept

The Marriage as appears by the affidavits of Mrs
Abbot & Mrs Lovewell was probably the last of the
year 1779 or first of the year 1780, as the birth of
of the oldest child appear to have been on 29th Sept
1780 so there can be no doubt as to the act by which
the widow was entitled as service is shewn 178-
The service of Webster is shown by the papers already
in the pension office most of which is in the Rolls
of Capt Simeon Stevens Company now in your
Office
with respect Your Obt Sert
John Kimball

Barton Orleans County
Vermont August 15. 1842
P.S. Samuel Webster served in a winter campaign as will be
seen by the Roll of Capt. Nehemiah Lovewell which all
was (as I am informed) forwarded to the War Department some
time during the last year by Ira Goodall Esqr of Bath N.H. in the
case of Hannah Hunt
also it is said that Saml Webster and his Brother Asa Webster
in the Ranging Service (suppose) under Capt Burton, I know
no proof of the last service unless it be shown by Asa Websters papers who
I have been informed was a pensioner from Canada under act of 7 June 1832
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J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
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Barton Orleans County
Vermont Sept 1st 1842
Col James L. Edwards
Sir-- on the 16th Ult. I enclosed some
further evidence in the case of Elizabeth Webster decd
Widow of Samuel Webster and forward the same
to you, this day I received a pension Certificate from
you (directing it to be paid to Saml B. Kennedy
her Executor) under the act of 7 July 1838 -
My impressions are so strong that she was 
entitled under the Law of 4th July 1836 that I
return the certificate that you may if upon
a reexamination you shall find her to be so
entitled of which I from recollection have no doubt
as by the affidavit of Betsey Lovewell and Lydia
Abbott and by the certificate showing the ages of her
children she must have been married to Samuel
Webster her husband as early as the last of the year
1779 or first of the year 1780 and service is shown
by the certificate of the Secretary of Vermont in
the year 1781 - I write from recollection but believe
same minutes which I cant find.-- but if I am
under a mistake I shall readily except a pension
as forwarded under the law of 1838- not doubting
that if upon a full examination of the papers you
find that she was entitled under the act of 1836
you you will forward a certificate accordingly
With much respect Yours John Kimball

P.S. there was an additional certificate from the Secretary [illegible]
the last [illegible] might possibly have been overlooked [illegible]
in 1781  John Kimball
Webster is supposed to have been [illegible]
service which [illegible]
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10
Hon John Kimballs
Barton
Vermont
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State of Vermont
Orange County   Town Clerks Office Newbury July 9th 1842
This certifies that the Subscribed David
Johnson of Newbury aforesaid is Town Clerk
of said Town of Newbury and as such has the care and custody of
the Books in which we entered, the Record of the marriage births
and deaths in said Newbury and that he has diligently and carefully 
examined, said Books and has not found and any record or entry on said
Books of the Marriage of Samuel Webster and Elizabeth Pilsbury and
is fully satisfied, that there is no record of said marriage in said books
And I hereby further Certify that but few of the early marriages in said
town of Newbury were entered in the records and that the few marriages
which are Recorded previous to the year of our Lord one thousand
Seven hundred and seventy eight are recorded in a very irregular 
manner and that no systematic and regular mode of recording 
marriages as appears by said books was observed until the month
of March Anno Domini one thousand seven hundred and ninety-nine
David Johnson Town Clerk

I Betsey Lovewell of Newbury in the County of Orange
and State of Vermont of the age of Seventy nine years do depose
and say that I lived in Newbury from the time of my birth
until after the close of the Revolutionary War and most of
the time since-- I was well acquainted with Samuel Webster
and also with Elizabeth Pilsbury when they were young people
They both resided in this town and were married here some
time previous to the attempt made by the British and Tories
to take General Bayley from this place and carry him to
Canada which was in the year 1779 as I think-- said
Samuel and Elizabeth lived together as husband and wife
and had a child or children while they lived near to my husbands
house and I once boarded in same house with them
said Samuel moved with his said wife and family to the
town of Corinth some time subsequent to the close of the
Revolution where they resided for a few years and afterwards 
they removed to the town of Bolton in this
State where they resided until the death of said Samuel
which took place nearly twenty years ago
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said Webster has been several times at our house
since he left Newbury and I have been at his house
in Bolton and know that said Samuel and said
Elizabeth lived together at Bolton as husband and wife
until the time of his death Betsey Lowell

State of Vermont
County of Orange SS-Be it remembered that at
Newbury in the said County of Orange on the 9th day
of July AD 1842 before Joseph Berry a Justice of the
Peace in and for said County Betsey Lovewell to me
well known personally appeared and made solemn
oath that the foregoing deposition which was subscribed
by her in my presence contains the truth and nothing
that the truth. And I certify that said Betsey Lovewell
is a credible person and that her testimony is entitled
to belief
Joseph Berry Justice of the Peace

Simon Stevens of Newbury in the County of
Orange and State of Vermont of the age of Seventy five
years do depose and say that the have lived in said
Newberry all my life time. I well knew Samuel
Webster who formerly lived a neighbor to my fathers in
this town, before he was married,-- I also knew him
and his wife after they were married, but do not recollect
his wife previous to their marriage - said Samuel
and his wife lived several years a neighbor to my father
and had a child and I think children-- and subsequent
to the close of the Revolutionary War they went to Corinth
to live where they lived several years and afterwards
as I have been informed and have no doubt removed
to the town of Bolton in this State where they lived
together as husband and wife until his deathsaid
Samuel used previous to his death to come to
Newbury as an itenerant Preacher and I have heard
him preach several times since he left Newberry as before
mentioned
Simeon Stevens
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State of Vermont
County of Orange SS-Be it remembered that at Newbury 
in the said County of Orange on the 9th day of July 1842
before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said
County Simeon Stevens to me well known, personally
appeared and made solemn oath that the foregoing
deposition by him subscribed, in my presence, contains
the truth and nothing but the truth. And I certify
that said Simeon Stevens is a credible person and his
testimony is entitled to belief. Joseph Berry Justice
Peace


State of Vermont
Secretary of State's Office
Montpelier, July 13, 1842.
I certify that Joseph Berry Esquire, whose name is
subscribed in his own proper hand writing to the foregoing
certificate, is and was at the date thereof, a Justice of the peace
within and for the County of Orange in said State, duly
elected and qualified, and that to his official acts and 
attestations, as such, full faith and credit ought to be given
Given under my hand and the seal
of this office, at Montpelier, this
the 13th day of July Anno Domini
eighteen hundred and forty two
Chauncey L. Knapp
Acting Secretary of State.
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James L Edwards Esq
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Barton 1st September 1842 
Col. James L. Edwards

Sir-- yesterday I wrote to you inclosing
the pension certificate of Elizabeth Webster deceased (payable 
to Samuel B. Kennedy her Executor) requesting a 
reexamination, since I wrote I have found some minutes
in her case by which I think there was a short service under
Capt Lovewell in the winter of 1779 which was not computed
I do not suppose the service can be found in the Records
of Vermont of N. H. but the Roll shewing the service
is in your possession forwarded by Ira Goodall Esq
in the case of Hannah Hunt of N.H.
It is supposed that Saml Webster & his Brother Asa
Webster served in the Ranging Service under Col.
Herrick or Hosington but that cannot be shown-
Respectfully yours John Kimball
P.S. I made a mistake in the date of my letter
yesterday it should have been 31 August but
by mistake called Sept. 1st
. Kimball
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State of Vermont
Secretary of State's Office,
Montpelier, Aug. 12, 1842.
I certify that there is on file in this office, a
per, purporting to be ""A Pay Roll of Capt. Fry
Bayley in Newbury from May 1781 till the end of
the war, and scouting guarding &c. in sundry claims
under the command of Col Peter Olcott and Robert
Johnson. I further certify that the name of Samuel
Webster, a private, appears upon said pay roll, with
an allowance for eleven days service annexed
I further certify that the said pay roll appears to
have been examined, allowed and ordered to be
paid, by a committee acting under the author
ty of this State, and that the same was duly paid
by the Treasurer
I further certify that there is on file in
this office another paper, purporting to be "A Pay
Roll of the men that was out in the Royalton
alarm last October, who through mistake was
left out of the Roll that I sent in at the session
of June last, Hartford, Oct. 9, 1781."" I further
certify that the name of Samuel Webster, a private,
appears upon said roll with an allowance for three
days service annexed. I further certify that the
said pay will appears to have been examined, 
allowed and ordered to be paid, by a committee acting 
under the authority of said State, and that the same
was duly paid by the Treasurer.
Given under my hand and the seal of
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office of Secretary of
said State, at Montpelier, this twelfth day of August
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and forty two
Chauncey L. Knapp
Acting Secretary of State.
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I Lydia Abbot of Newbury in the County of Orange and
State of Vermont aged Seventy nine years on the first
day of January last depose and say that my place of
residence has been in Newbury ever since the year
seventeen hundred and seventy-- I was well acquainted with
Samuel Webster and his wife previous to their
Marriage her name before Marriage was Elizabeth
Pilsbury and the were married according to my belief
the last of the year 1779 or first of the year 1780, and
I know it was near the time that I was seventeen years of
age I know it was some years before the close of the war
and my belief is that he served in the war but I can name
no circumstance by which I can be certain that he served the
said Samuel & his wife some years after marriage
removed to Corinth when they had two children their
oldest child was name Phebe - I further state that
there was no other man by the name of Samuel Webster
residing in Newbury or in the vicinity except the one
above named to my knowledge in the time of the year
I have understood that the said Wester & family moved to
Bolton from Corinth and he has since been in this
Town as a Preacher of the Gospel
The word Abbot, enterlined before signing
Lydia Abbot

State of Vermont
Orange County Newbury 10 August 1842
Then Lydia Abbott Signer of the above affidavit is a person
well known to me as a credible witness personally made
oath to the truth of the same
Before me
Richard R Aldrick Justice of Peace
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State of Vermont,
Secretary of State's Office,
Montpelier, August 12, 1842

I certify that Richard R. Aldrich, whose name is subscribed, in his own profer hand-writing, to the foregoing certificate, is and was at the date thereof a Justice of the  Peace within and for the county of Orange, in said state, duly elected and qualified and that to his official acts and other actions, as such, full faith and credit ought to be given.

Given under my hand and the seal of this office, at Montpelier, this 12th day of August, A. D. 1842.
C. L. Knapp
Acting Secretary of State.