Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 45,756, David Farmer, Continental N.H.
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(3-1776)

Service
Continental
NH

Farmer, David

Number
S45756
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I David Farmer of Fishersfield in the County
of Hillsborough and State of New Hampshire
depose and say that I enlisted into the service
of the United States in the Continental establishment in the month of May 1775 for eight months and served during said term in Capt Samuel Richard's Company, in Col. John Stark's Regiment of the New Hampshire line some time in Nov. or Dec. during said term I again enlisted into the service of the United States for one year in the Continental establishment and served during term in the said Capt Samuel Richard Company and Col Stark's Regiment aforesaid, until the expiration of said years service when I received regular dismission from the service on the first day of January 1777 at Mount Independence -

I further testify that I enlisted into the service
of the United States in July 1777 for two months and served in Capt W. Connell's Company and in Col Stickney's Regiment and was a waiter for General Stark, was with him in the battle at Bennington, at the expiration of said two months I returned with the said General Stark home.
I further testify that I by reason of my reduced
circumstances in life stand in need of aid and
assistance from my country for support.
David Farmer
May 5. 1818-

State of New Hampshire Hillsborough SS. ⎬ May 5th, 1818 - Then personally appeared the above named David Farmer and made oath that the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed is just and true -

Before me Joshua Darling one of the associate judges of the county court of commons please for the first district in the county of Hillsborough and State of New Hampshire
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I Joshua Darling Judge &c. [ETC.] as aforesaid, do certify that it appears to my satisfaction
that the said David Farmer did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the 
preceding declaration against the common
enemy for nine months on the Continental
establishment - and I now transmit [the crossed out] proceedings and testimony had before me to the Secretary of the [war crossed out] Department of War pursuant to a late act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the
Revolutionary War - I further certify that it appears to my satisfaction the said David Farmer is in reduced circumstances in life and stands in need of aid from his country for support
Given under my hand and the seal of said
Court this 5th day of May 1818

Joshua Darling Judge as aforesaid
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State of New Hampshire
Hillsborough SS.

I Moses Eastman, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the First District in the County Hillsborough and State aforesaid, do
certify that the Hon Joshua Darling is
a Judge of said court that the foregoing 
is his signature and the Seal hereto affixed is the seal of said Court

Moses Eastman Clerk

David Farmer's affidavit on application for a pension.
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State of New Hampshire
Hillsborough SS

I Moses Eastman Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the First District in the County of Hillsborough and State aforesaid, do certify that the Hon Joshua Darling is a Judge of said Court that the foregoing
is his signature and the Seal hereunto annexed 
is the seal of said Court -

Moses Eastman, Clerk

David Farmer's affidavit on application for pension.
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952
David Farmer
14.028
Sept 1879
[crossed out]
Hon J L E [EDWARDS] -

See papers in the
case of Joshua
Blodget for counter
evidence -
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Hillsborough ss.] STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
ON this 8th day of September A.D. 1820
personally appeared before Hon D.M. Durell & J. K. Smith, Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in the county of Hillsborough being a Court of Record, in and for the said county, having the power of fine and imprisonment, David Farmer aged Sixty five years, resident in Fishersfield, 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: viz. that he enlisted in the Revolutionary war sometime in the month of November A.D. 1775 to serve during the year 1776 and performed said service in the Company commanded by Capt Samuel Richards in Col. John Starks Regiment of the New Hampshire line and regularly discharged.

The date of my original declaration in order to obtain a pension is the 5th day of May A.D. 1818. The number of my pension certificate is 14.028. I have received a Pension. 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 thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and 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 schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed. My occupation is that of a Farmer and not of sufficient ability to pursue it regularly in consequence of being a Cripple in one hand and one leg -

in family residing with me there is my wife aged 58 years and my daughter Mary aged 38 years. Their capacity to contribute to their support my wife and Daughter are both very infirm and not able to provide for themselves by their labor.

Sworn to and declared in open Court in said County, on the eighth day of September A.D. 1820, before Hon D.M. Durell & John Smith Esquires Judges of the said Court. 

I E Darling Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, for the County of Hillsborough, do hereby certify that the foregoing 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 the said Court that the total amount in value of the property in the aforesaid schedule, is 14 dollars and - cents.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court on this 20th day of Sept A. D. 1820.

E. Darling
Clerk of the said Court.
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SCHEDULE,
CONTAINING the whole estate and income of David Farmer
(his necessary clothing and bedding excepted,) by him subscribed, exhibited to the Court of Common Pleas for the county of Hillsborough
in the State of New-Hampshire, on the eighth day of September 1820, and annexed to his oath, viz.

Real Estate none
Personal Estate viz
one Cow at 10.00
House Furniture valued at 4.00
 $14.00

David Farmer
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14.028 '4
New Hampshire
David Farmer
of Fisherfield [Now called Newbury] in the State of N. Hampshire who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Stark of the N. Hampshire line, for the term of one year 8 mos.
Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 5 of May 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 of July 1819 and sent to Joshua Darling Esq
Amherst New Hampshire

Arrears to 4th of Mar. 1819 $80.00
Semi-anl. all'ce [ALLOWANCE] ending Sep 1819 $48.00
$128.00
{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March,1818.}
Continued
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Date of date not an AB [the date of death is not on the pension file]

Notf. [NOTIFICATION] sent to E. Darling Esq. 28 May 

Hillsborough N.H.
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Notif [NOTIFICATION] sent to E. Darling Esq. 28 May 1821
Hillsborough County NH

Date of death not as AB [the date of death is not on the pension file]
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January 11, 1937
RAJ/EEL aw
David Farmer S.45756

Consuelo Furman
621 West 189th Street
New York, New York

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letters in which you request the records of David Farmer, of Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, John Farman and John Furnham, of New York, Revolutionary War soldiers and pensioners.

Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War data and the limited trained clerical force available for furnishing such information, it is impossible to comply in full with each request pertaining to soldiers of that war. The record of David Farmer is furnished herein as found in pension claim, S.45756, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.

The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of David Farmer are not shown.

David Farmer enlisted, place not shown, in May, 1775, for eight months, served as a private in Captain Samuel Richards'
Company, Colonel John Stark's New Hampshire Regiment; in November
or December of that year, reenlisted for one year in same regiment and was discharged January 1, 1777. He enlisted in July, 1777, served two months in Captain Sam'l [SAMUEL] McConnell's Company, Colonel Thos [THOMAS] Stickney's New Hampshire Regiment; was in the battle of Bennington. [side note] Found in [illegible] & state papers Vol I page 56


He was allowed pension on his application executed May 5, 1818, while residing in Fishersfield, [now Newbury] Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.

In 1820, soldier stated that he was aged sixty-five years and that his family then residing with him consisted of his wife, aged fifty-eight years and his daughter, Mary, aged thirty-eight
years. He gave no further data in regard to his wife and no names of any other children are given.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.

Date of death not on AB [the date of death is not on the pension file]
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45756
Revy [REVOLUTIONARY INVALID

File No 45-756
David Farmer
Priv Rev [PRIVATE REVOLUTIONARY] War

Act: 18 March 1818
Index:- Vol. 3, page 166
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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1922 Janry [JANUARY] 6 Hist. [HISTORY] to Miss
Jennie Chapin.
1937 Jan 11 - Hist [HISTORY] to Consuelo
Furman - EEh
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Caleb Stark, adjutant of the N [NEW] Hampshire Regiment command by John Stark in the year 1776 in the service of the United States, do certify and declare that I am well
acquainted with David Farmer, who now requests this certificate; & know that he served as a soldier in said Regiment the Eight months service in 1775, also the whole year 1776; He was also at the Battle of Bennington in 1777, and to the best of my knowledge, & belief was fairly discharged after having done his duty according to the term of his enlistment.

Caleb Stark

Sate of N H
Rockingham Ss. Personally appeared before
me, Nathaniel Head one of the Justices of the
peace for said County, the above named
Caleb Stark & made solemn oath to the truth of the same.

Pembroke June 4. 1819
Nath'l [NATHANIEL] Head
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State of New Hampshire
Hillsborough SS. June 15. 1819.
I hereby certify that Caleb Stark, Esquire, is a
Gentleman of probity, veracity & truth
Joshua Darling Associate Justice of
the Court of Common Pleas Hillsborough County
New Hampshire

[upside down] 
Honorable Caleb Stark;
Affidavit proving the services of Daniel Farmer -
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Hon Caleb Stark
Affidavit, proving the
Service of David
Farmer

(upside down on page in image) 

State of New Hampshire }
Hillsborough ss}  June 15, 1819

I hereby certify that Caleb Stark Esquire is a Gentleman of probity, veracity, and truth.

(signed) Joshua Darling {Associate Justice of the C(ourt) of Common Pleas 
{Hillsborough County 
{New Hampshire
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State of New Hampshire
Secretary's Office
June 4th 1819

I certify that Nathaniel Head whose
name is subscribed to the within certificate
is a Justice of the peace within & for the
County of Rockingham in said State duly
appointed and commissioned and that to his acts & attestations as such faith & credit are due 

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
subscribed my name & affixed the public
seal of the State on the day of the
date hereof

(signed)  Sam(ue)l Sparhawk Sec(retar)y

(seal affixed)
⎬
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David Farmer
Private
76- 1 year
[illegible] N Hampse (sic)
Regt.
Admitted
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(in light pencil) Record (illegible)

115 East Castle Street.

Syracuse, N. Y., December 19, 1921.

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:-

In doing some genealogical work, I have
a man named DAVID FARMER, who "was placed on the pension roll July 13, 1819, at 98.90 per year, pension to commence
May 5, 1818, age 80 years".

Ref. N.H. State Papers, Vol. 30, p. 264.

Is it possible for me to learn anything more about his family from your records?

Yours respectfully,
Jennie Chapin

(Nuis)

(stamp) U.S. Pension Office
Dec 17 1921
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621 West 1899 at
New York, N.Y.
Veterans Administration
Washington, D.C

Dear Sir:-- I am desirous
of securing information
relative to one.
David Farmer, Rev.
Pensioner from
Hillsborough County
N.H. He was placed
on the pension roll
July 13, 1819
Date of birth, place 
parentage. Name of 
wife & issue of any 
etc.
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Thanking you,
Robert Furman, M.D.


(stamp) 
Received 
Dec 1 1936
Mail Sub-Div. 
FETR ADM 117
(illlegible)
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621 West 189 St
New York, N.Y. 
Veteran's Administration
War Dept
Washington, D.C.

(stamp)
RECEIVED 
Dec 1 1936
MAIL SUB-DIV. 
FETS, ADM
(illegible) 117

Dear Sir: I am anxious
to secure data of the
following Revolutionary
War Pensioner -
John Furnham, Private
placed on the pension
roll May 16, 1817; N.Y. Co

Date of birth,  service, 
place of birth, parentage,
name of wife and issue, if any 

Thanking you,
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Consuelo Forman
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Rev and 1812

621 West 189
New York, NY

Veterans Administration
Washington, D. C. 

(stamp)
RECEIVED 
Dec 1 1936
MAIL SUB-DIV. 
FETS, ADM
(illegible) 117

Dear Sirs:-
Will you please send
me data in connection
with the following 
pensioner.  John
Farman. Washington
County, N. Y.  Placed on
pension roll Dec. 1, 1818
Place & date of birth,
parentage, name of 
wife,  issue if any etc. 
My ancestor Russell Furman 
had a
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brother John who was presumed to be a Revolutionary soldier, But so far we have not been able to locate which John as that seemed to be a very popular Furman name.
Thanking you,
Consuelo Furman
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.
 S F 45756

3 -- 525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C.,
19.(blank)

In reply to your request of (blank) received. (blank) for a statement of the military history of Daniel Farmer a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired formation as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
(table begins)
DATES OF
ENLISTMENT OR
APPOINTMENT.
Mary 1775
July 1777

LENGTH
OF
SERVICE.
Jany 1. 1777
2 mo(nth)s 

RANK.
P(ri)v(a)t(e)

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
Samuel Richards
McConnell

COLONEL.
John Stark
Stickney

STATE.
N.H.
(end of table) 

Battles engaged in, Bennington
Residence of soldier at enlistment, not stated
Date of application for pension, May 5, 1818 His cl(aim) was allowed
Residence at date of application,  Farbusfield , Hillsborough Co. N. H. 
Age at date of application, 63
Remarks: In 1820 his wife was 58 years old and daughter Mary 38 years Name of wife is not stated & there is no other family data
Respectfully,
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Commissioner.