Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 16,451, Abraham True, N.H.
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NH
True, Abraham  W 16,451
Anna
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11563
New Hampshire 6 mon
Anna True
widow of Abraham True
Who was a Private
in the Revolution N.H.
Inscribed on the roll at the rate of 
20 Dollars 
Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1843
Certificate of Pension issued the
11nd day of May 1844
and sent to Pensioner 
Act of March 3, 1843
Recorded in Book A 255

Pen. cat rate I sent
Pittsfield, NH Feb 24, 1844
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N.H. 6970
Anna True
widow of Abraham
Act 7 July 1838
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State of New Hampshire

Monmouth SS
On this sixteenth day of April AD 1840 personally appearing before Mr. Aaron Whittemore on of the justices of the Court of Common please in and for said County of Monmouth. Anna True is resident of Chichester in said County aged eightone years who being first duly sworn according to laws doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision of the act of Congress passed July the 7th 1838 entitled an act granting half pay and pension to certain widows that is the widow of Abraham True late of Chichester aforesaid deccand who was an orderly Sargeant in the army of the Revolutionary was that according to his best knowledge and belief he served at Winter hill eight months in the year 1775 and at Portsmouth (time not known) at Tycontoraugh five months in the year 1777 after taking of Byyairs he went to White Plains under Gen. John Stark that she has no documentary orders in support of the claim.
She further declares that she was married to the said Abraham True at Deerfield in the state of New Hamshire on the twenty-eighth day of October 1779 he then was Abraham True, Esq. that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to this first
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day of January 1794 was at the time above and that the said Abraham True died the 22nd day of January 1828. and that she has remained his widow ever since.
Witness Thomas L Lovett    Anna True

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me    Aaron Whittemore

State of New Hampshire

Monmouth Ss

I hereby certify that I attended at the residence of the said Anna True and took the fore going dictation and that she was unable to attend caused  by reason of bodily infirmity.
Aaron Whittemore
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State of New Hampshire
Office of Secretary of STate.
I Josiah Stevens, Jr, Secretary of the State of aforesaid, do hereby certify that Josiah Stevens is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the county of Rockingham duly Commissioned and qualified; that his Commission was dated on the Eleventh day of June 1836 and will expire on the Eleventh day of June 1841 and that his signature to the annexed instrument is genuine.
Given under my hand and the Seal of said State this 24th day of April 1840
Josiah Stevens, Secretary of State
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I Nathaniel True of Chichester in the county of Monmouth in the State of New Hampshire aged sixty years depose and say that Abram True, late of Chichester, deceased in January 1828 and that Anna True was his remained his widow ever since Chichester April the 16th 1840.
Nathaniel True

State of Newhampshire April 16, 1940
Monmouth SS Subscribed and sworn to before me
Aaron Whittemore, Jus. of the Peace
True is a competent witness.         
Aaron Whittemore
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State of New Hampshire
Office of Secretary of State

I Josiah Stevens, Jr. Secretary of State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Aaron Whittemore is an acting Judge of the Court of common in and for the county of Monmouth duly Commissioned and qualified; that his Commission was dated on the eighth day of January 1833 and will expire on the twenty-eighth day of November 1846 and that his signature is the annexed instrument is genuine.
Given under my hand and the Seal of said State this 26th day of April 1940
Josiah Stevens, Secreatary of State
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I Edmund Rand of Deerfield in the Count of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire do hereby certify that I am the Town Clerk of said Deerfield, that I was chosen to office on the second Tuesday of March AD 1840 to hold said office until the second Tuesday of March AD 1841, that I have the records of said town in custody and that the following is a true extract from said records to wit;
"A Record of Marriages by the Rever. Timothy Upham of Deerfield:
Abraham True Jr. to Anna Batchelder October the twenty-eighth in the year of our Lord on thousand seven hundred and seventy-nine.
I hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the record, with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows: October 28: 1779
Edmund Rand

I Edmund Rand above named depose and say; that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the town of Deerfield, county and State aforesaid, and that the above is a true extract from the records of said town of Deerfield with the exception above named as certified by me.
Edmund Rand Clerk of the town of Deerfield

State of New Hampshire
Rockingham County
Deerfield April 11, 1840
Personally appeared the above named Edmund Rand, Town Clerk of Deerfield and made oath in this form of law, that the above affidavit by him subscribed was true.
Before me,
Jacob Treese Justice of the Peace
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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE.
I, JOSIAH STEVENS, JR. Secretary of the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Aaron Whitmore
is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Merrimack duly Commissioned and qualified; that his Commission was dated on the 21st day of May 1877 and will expire on the 21st day of May 1844 and that his signature to the annexed instrument is genuine.
Given under my hand and the Seal of said State of this 24th day of April 1840
Josiah Stevens Secretary of State
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NH Act 1939-6970

Anna True, widowed--Abraham 
Let to Josiah Stevens, Jr 23 May, 1860
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J L  Edwards
Council of Pensions

W Anna True

Concord
New Hampshire
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5720
New Hampshire

Anna True
Widow of Abraham True
who was a Pensioner under the Act of and who died in the 22 ? January 1828
of Merrimack Co in the 
State of New Hampshire who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Martin of the regiment commanded by Col. Wingate in the N Hampshire militia for 6 months.

Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of 20 Dolars ___ cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1836.

Certificate of Pension is owed the 7th day of September and sent to J. Stevens Jr., Concord NH
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1840 $90.00
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar. 1841 $10.00
Act July 7 1838

Recorded by W W Edwards Clerk,
Book A Vol 1 Page 57
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Abraham True d. 1828
Anna True m. '79 S.
Illegible

2 1/2 mot with J W Brown paper
No 789 Mar 7
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5099
Nov. 2 1943

Pension
Nov. 3 March 3 1943

Anna True
$20 per annum

Pension 
Concord NH
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Widow & c.
File 16401

Anna True
Widow of Abraham True
Private Rev War

acct. March 3 1943
Index: Vol M Page 281
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State of New HHampshire office of Secretary of State

I, Thomas P. Treadwell Secreatary of the State aforesaid do hereby certify that John True is an acting Justice of the Peace ina nd for the County of Merrimack duly Commissioned and qualified ; that his Commission was dated on the 14th day of June 1942 and will expire on the 14th day of June 1947 and that his signature to the annexed instrument is genuine.
Given under my hand and the Seal of said State this 26th day of September 1843
Thomas P. Treadwell Secretary of State
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Anna True
Wid. of Abraham
NH
Act July 7 1838
Married 1779
died 1828
Allow 6 mo 
$20 per annum
NH  Militia 5
Captain Markam
Col. Wingate

J Stevens Esq
Concord NH
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Hon. J. L. Edwards

Remaining text on this page is a result of ink bleeding through the page.
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Concord NH August 11 1840
Hon. J. L. Edwards this is the additional evidence herewith furnished in support  to the affairs of Pension you are requested to forward the (illegible) to my care. If not you are requested to give information of the same. The name you can forwarded by myself or Thomas Pruett of Pittsfield.
I am respectfully
Josiah Stevens
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Declaration,
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 3d of March 1843 granting pensions
for one year to certain widows who have received pensions under the Act of July 7, 1838.
State of New Hampshire, Merrimack ss.
On this twenty-second day of September 1843 personally appeared before the
undersigned Justice of the Peace Annie True a resident of
Pittsfield in the County of Merrimack aged eightyfour years, who being
first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain
the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed on the 3d of March, 1843, granting
pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. That she is the Widow of
Abraham True who was a private soldier in the Revolutionary War
                                            Anna True
                                                     x
                                                   mark
We the undersigned testify that the above named, Anna True
is now living and still remains a widow and is the same Widow
who received a pension under the act of July 7th 1838 and that
she made oath and subscribed to the above in presence of us
Thomas R Swett
Betsy J True
She further declares that she is still a Widow
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before
                            John True Justice of the Peace

Then personally appeared the above named Thomas T Swett and
Betsy J True persons of good character for truth ^and veracity and made
with to the above certificate before me
                          John True Justice of the Peace
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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE.
I, JOSIAH STEVENS, JR., Secretary of the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that John Dearborn is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Rockingham duly Commissioned and qualified; that his Commission was dated on the 20th day of December 1836 and will expire on the 20th day of December 1841 and that
his signature to the annexed instrument is genuine.
Given under my hand and the Seal of said State this Eleventh day of August 1840
Josiah Stevens, Jr.  Secretary of State.
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I James Brown of Deerfield County of Rockingham and State of New [H]ampshire aged eighty seven years, do depose and say that in the years of seventeen hundred and sevety [seventy] five and seventeen hundred and sevety[seventy] six I was a soldier at Winter hills, four months in Col. Poores Regiment and Col. Waldren Regiment and further depose and say that Abraham True then of Deerfield in the county of Rockingham and state of Newh[H]ampshire did serve two months in Col, Poores Regiment and in Camp, Thomas Bartletts Company, also half a month at Portsmouth in Capts. Cutler Cilley,[']s company, also the said Abraham True in seventeen hundred and seventy six was at Ticonterago [Ticonderaga], and served five months with me in Col Wingate,[']s Reg, and Cap Simon Marston,[']s Company,
James Brown
State of Newh[H]ampshire Rockingham ss
August 10-1840. Personally appearing the said James Brown and made oath that the above deposition subscribed by him is true.
Before me John Dearborn, Jus. [Justice] Peace
I certify that the said James Brown is a man entitled to the full credit of truth and veracity
John Dearborn
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Capt {   ] Marston, 
by Thomas Bartlett Muster Master for the



News Abraham True [ ] Private
Plau of aback, Deerfield, Advanced wages
L 2.

                             August 26 1776

State of New-Hampshire
Office of the Secretary of State August 11-1840

I hereby testify the forgoing to be
a true  of the original [  ] in
in this office.  This Testimony wereof I 
have hereunto affixed the seal of said
State.          Josiah Stevens Jr.
                        Sec" of State