Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 18761, for Henry Pike, New Hampshire
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(3 - 1776)

SERVICE Continental New Hampshire
Pike, Henry, Dorothy
NUMBER W18761

CONTENTS
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New Hampshire 1288

Dorothy Pike of Middleton, widow of Henry Pike, deceased who was a pensioner under the Act of ______ and who died on the 14 August 1825 of Strafford in the State of N. Hamp [HAMPSHIRE]
who was a private in the Comp [COMPANY] commanded by Captain Pike of the Regt commanded by Genl [GENERAL] Sullivan in the N. Hamp [NEW HAMPSHIRE] line for 18 months.

Inscribed on the Roll of Portsmouth NH
at the rate of 60 Dollars per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 4 day of Dec 1838 and sent to N Eastman, 
Farmington, NH.

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1838 $150.00
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar [18]'39 30.00   ______
         $180.00

{Act July 7, 1838.}

Recorded D McCurdy, Clerk, Book A. Vol. 1, Page 50
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Dorothy Pike 1583
papers Declaration No. 1
Wid [WIDOW] of Henry N.H.
Married 1783
died 1825
Act 7 July 1838
Allow [ALLOWANCE] 18 mos.
Capt. Pike $60
Rev [REVOLUTIONARY] army private
No roll of the service
N Eastman, Esqr.
Farmington
NH
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DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, of the 7th July 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows."

STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE
STRAFFORD SS.-On this thirtieth day of August A.D. 1838 personally appeared before Ezekiel Hurd one of the Justices of our Court of Common Pleas and for said County - Dorothy Pike - a resident of Middleton in the County of Strafford, aged Seventy five 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 7, 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows:" That she is the widow of Henry Pike who was a private in the army of the Revolution and served as such as near as I can recollect, about one year and six months - that the Capt. into whose company said Robert in the first place enlisted, was Captain Robert Pike of Newmarket, New-Hampshire, but I do not recollect any other officer with whom he served except as I have heard him tell of his being under the command of General Sullivan in the battle of Princeton - and I think I have heard him tell of being at Cambridge while in the army and while the army was stationed there I further say that I have no Documentary Evidence of said Henry [illegible] as above She further declares that she was married to the said Henry Pike the second day of February in the year seventeen hundred and eighty three - that her husband, the aforesaid Henry Pike died on the fourteenth day of August A.D. 1825 - that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January, seventeen hundred and ninety-four, viz: at the time above stated.

Dorothy her X mark Pike

Witness Neh. Eastman Ezekiel Hurd

sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written, before me Ezekiel Hurd, Justice of the Court of Common Pleas

I hereby certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the court.

Ezekiel Hurd Justice of the Court of Common Pleas
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State of New Hampshire
Strafford County ss 

I Francis Cogswell Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County hereby certify that Ezekiel Hurd is a Justice of said Court and
that the signatures within purporting to be his are in my belief genuine -

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the Seal of said Court this twelfth day of September, Anno Domini 1838 -
F. Cogswell Clerk

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Dorothy Pikes 1583 papers
Declaration No. 1 Wid. [WIDOW] of Henry
N.H. 
Married 1783
Died 1825
Act 7 July 1838
Allow [ALLOWANCE] 18 mos.
Capt. Pike $60
Rev. [REVOLUTIONARY] Army Private
No rolls of the service

A Eastman Esqr. Farmington, N.H.
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Robert Pike's
affidavit
No. 4
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I Martha Brozell of Middleton in the County of Strafford and State of New-Hampshire aged
seventy years depose and say that I had a brother by the name of Henry Pike, who formerly resided in said Middleton - that when I was very young I have a recollection about his leaving home for the purpose of going into the army of the Revolution, and of many of the incidents that took place on that occasion, and on and about that time, but I do not recollect the names of the officers under whom he served.

I further say that after said Henry returned from the War he was married to Dorothy Thurston, I think in the winter of 1783 and that they lived together as man and wife, in the town of Middleton and in the neighborhood where I lived until they were separated by the death of said Henry - that said Dorothy has not been married to any other man since the decease of said Henry, but has continued to be and still is the Widow of said Henry -
Martha her x mark Brozell

Witnesses
Nehemiah Eastman David Stevens Jr

State of New Hampshire
Strafford County ss September 10th 1838 - Then personally appeared the above named Martha Brozell, with whom I am personally acquainted, and who is by me considered to be fully entitled to credit, and made solemn oath that the foregoing affidavit by her mark subscribed is just and true - Before me

David Stevens Jr Jus. [JUSTICE OF THE] Peace
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Martha Brozell's affidavit

No. 5
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I Robert Pike of Middleton, in the County of Strafford & State of New-Hampshire aged sixty six years depose and say that I had a brother by the name of Henry Pike, who formerly resided in said Middleton -that I well recollect of hearing my said brother often tell about his being in the army at the time of the
Revolutionary war - that he entered the Company in which Robert Pike - afterwards a Captain, of New Market, [sic] was an officer - and that he was in the battle of Princeton or Trenton, there under the command of General Sullivan

I further depose and say that I was well 
knowing to the marriage of said Henry to Dorothy Thurston, which took place according to the best of my recollection in the winter of 1783 - that they lived together until they were separated, by the death of said Henry, I think in August 1825 - that the said Dorothy has never since been married to any other man, but has continued to be and still is the widow of said Henry Pike
Robert Pike

State of New Hampshire Strafford County ss. September 10th 1838 - Then the above named Robert Pike, with whom I am acquainted and who is by me considered to be fully entitled to credit, personally appeared and made oath that the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed is just and true.

Before me, David Stevens Jr Just. [JUSTICE OF THE] Peace
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Jacob Pike's
affidavit
No. 3.
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I Jacob Pike of Middleton in the County of Strafford and State of New-Hampshire, aged sixty eight years depose and say that I formerly had a brother by the name of Henry Pike, who resided in said Middleton - that I recollect the circumstance of said Henry's going into the army in the time of the Revolutionary war, that I was then very young that according to the best of my recollection he went to Gilmanton in this State to be entered into the service, and from thence, as I understood, went to Portsmouth for a short time, but who his officers were I do not recollect - that afterwards he reenlisted and served in the Company in which Robert Pike of Newmarket in this State was an officer, if not the Captain, but to what regiment that company belonged, I never knew - that I have heard my said brother give some account of the battle of Princeton or Trenton in which he
was engaged and of crossing the River Delaware while the army was under the command of General Washington -

I further depose and say that after his return
home from the army, the said Henry married Dorothy Thurston, I think in the Winter of 1783 - that the officiating Parson on that occasion was Mr. Ordway, who was then a minister of the gospel in said Middleton, but who long since left said town and has been dead several years - that Henry and Dorothy continued to live together as man and wife until they were separated by the death of said Henry, which took place, I think, in August 1825 - that said Dorothy since that time has not been married to any other man, but has continued to be and still is the widow of said Henry Pike -

Jacob Pike
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State of New Hampshire
Strafford County ss. September 10th 1838 
then personally appeared the within named Jacob Pike, with whom I am personally acquainted and who is by me considered to be fully entitled to Credit and made solemn oath that the within affidavit by him subscribed is just and true

Before me
David Stevens Jr., Jus. [JUSTICE OF THE] Peace

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Jacob Pike's affidavit
No. 3
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Dudley Pike's affidavit
No. 5
No. 2
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I certify that I have carefully and diligently examined the record of the town of Middleton of which Brookfield was a part of said town untill [sic] the year 1794 and was then severed
from said town by an act of the Legislature and known by the name of Brookfield of which said original records remain in this office and I cannot find any record of the marriage of
Henry Pike & Dorothy Thurstin previous to said act or since -

Brookfield Sept 1st 1838
Dudley Pike T. [TOWN] Clerk of Brookfield

State of New Hampshire Strafford County ss Sept 1st 1838.

Then the above named Dudley Pike with whom I am acquainted and who is by me considered a man of truth personally appearing made solemn oath that the forgoing affidavit by him signed is true

Before me
Daniel Wiggin Jus [JUSTICE OF THE] Peace
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Dudley Pikes affidavit No. 5 No. 2
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State of New Hampshire Strafford County Ss

I Francis Cogswell, Clerk of the Superior Court for said County hereby certify that David Stevens Jr before whom four of the 
annexed affidavits purport to have been taken is a Magistrate there stated and that the signatures to the same purporting to be his are in my belief genuine. I also certify that Daniel Wiggin is a Magistrate within and that the signature purporting to be his is in my belief genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
name and affixed the seal of said Court this twelfth day of September 1838 -

F. Cogswell, Clerk -
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Revy [REVOLUTIONARY] WIDOW, &c. [ETC.]

File No. 18761
Dorothy Pike, Widow Henry Pike
Priv. Rev [PRIVATE REVOLUTIONARY] War 
Act: July 7th 1838
Index: - Vol. M, Page 131

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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J.L. Edwards Esq
Com. [COMMISSIONER OF] Pensions
Washington, D.C.
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Farmington N.H. Sep. 12, 1838
J. L. Edwards Esq.

You will please to report to me, as attorney to the applicant, in the accompanying papers of Dorothy Pike.

Yours
Nehemiah Eastman
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M. R. Warren
affidavit
No. 7
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I Moses R. Warren of Middleton and Clerk of said town depose and say, that the marriage of Henry Pike and Dorothy Thurston is not recorded on the town records now in possession of said Middleton, the oldest record of marriages, were made in the
year 1795 - The records prior to this date, have been kept by the town of Brookfield, which was formerly a part of Middleton and was incorporated in 1784 -

Middleton Sept. 12 1838
M. R. Warren Town Clerk
of Middleton N.H.

Strafford ss. Sept 12, 1838
Then personally appearing the above named
Moses R. Warren and made oath to the above
instrument in due form of law - before me
David Stevens Jr Justice [OF THE] Peace
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I David Watson of Newmarket in the County of
Rockingham and State of New Hampshire a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States aged Seventy nine years last February, depose and say that, Henry Pike in the fall of the year 1775 enlisted as private Soldier in the Revolutionary war in a company Commanded by Capt Baker of said NewMarket [sic] in which Company Robert Pike, of said Newmarket was ensign, a cousin of the said Henry, for six weeks. Said Company marched early in the fall for Massachusetts and joined the army at Winter Hill, and was attached to the Regt commanded by Col Poor. Before the time was out for which he enlisted. Capt. Baker came home, the Lieut died, Phillip Tilton was appointed Captain, the said Robert Pike was appointed Lieutenant and the said Henry Pike enlisted in said Company for one year. Said Tiltons [sic] Company wintered at Cambridge and in the spring of 1776 soon after the British evacuated Boston, marched to New London, took shipping for New York, and arrived there sometime in May; in a few days went up the river in sloops to Albany, marched to Lake Champlain - Thence to Lake George - thence to [illegible] thence to Sherlock a place a little South of Montreal in the Provence of Lower Canada after which retreated to Mount Independence tarried there about two months, Marched down
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David Watson
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Through New York to Peekskill thence into New Jersey and was at the Battle of Trenton in the winter - Wintered at Morristown, was disbanded in the Spring of 1777 just eighteen months from the time the said Henry Enlisted at said Newmarket in the Fall of 1777.
During said term of eighteen months, the said
Henry Pike served in the Capacity of [illegible] to Lieut Pike.

I further depose and say that I enlisted in the same Company, at the same time and place, marched in said company with said Henry Pike and for all the places before named, saw him march every day from the time he first enlisted into said Company at said New Market until he was discharged at said Morristown being eighteen months as above stated, having enlisted the third time though not remained in the proper place in my deposition. The day of our discharge I was taken sick at said Morristown - the said Henry Pike with the rest of the Company returned home, and I have never seen him since. 
David Watson

State of New Hampshire Rockingham County Ss. September 5 1833 then personally appeared, the above named David Watson
an intelligent man and whose character for truth is good and made oath that the above affidavit by him Subscribed is true.

Before me David Murray Jus [JUSTICE OF THE] Peace
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I James Pike of Epping in the County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire formerly of Newmarket in said County aged forty six years depose and say that I am a son of Robert Pike late of said Newmarket dec [DECEASED] who was an [illegible] Lieutenant and captain in the war of Revolution That I have in my possession a [illegible] book kept by my Father while in the service of the United States in his handwriting which contains the following record:  Mount Independance October 28, 1776 Robert Pikes [sic] the man named inlisted [sic] in Capt. Tiltons [sic] Company and payed [sic] them their month pay and two Dollars for Blankey

Levy Chapman 52s [s stands for shilling]
James Moran 52s
John Tilton 00s
Moses Loverin 52s
Benjamin Nix 52s
David Watson 52s
Richard Prespey 52s
Joseph Bickford 52s
Nicholas Tuttle 52s
Henry Pike 52s
Samuel Mellon 52s
 William Pike Seargent 60s
Zeblun Doe 52s
Andrew Wiggin 52s
Forten Page 00s
Paid Capt. Tilton 48s
Paid Capt. Tilton 52s
Back again paid Capt. Tilton of the money I Received for 5p [p stands for pence]

November 10 1776 Expenses for the house & four pounds of Sugar and pound of coffee 0.12.0. May the 9 I moved to New York [illegible] the 12
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Set out for Albany May the 15 got there May the 19 set from there and got to the half moon May 20 set out from there and got to Still water 12 miles one hundred and fifty miles from New York to Albany to the half moon
13 mi from there to Stillwater 
12 mi from Stillwater to Longfield 
20 miles May 21 to Ashmans Tavern, 
May the 22 got Luke 
gone 20 miles from fort Miller May the 23 [illegible]
 gone to holts land 20 mid May
 then 24 from [illegible] holts land Ticonderoga 
19 miles  
May the 25 from there to [illegible] 75 miles.
Lawful money. Lieut. Henry Pike 0. 3s. of Lieut. Eliphet Woodard, 0.3s.of Jonathan Heath, 5s. 
Lieut. Thomas Powell 6s [s is for shillings]
Lieut. James Morison 18s Lieut. David Watson 12s Lieut. Job Rowell 6s Lieut. Henry pike 6s
Lieut. Daniel Thurston six pence John Dudley Lieut. 12s Lieut.  William Colter 6s Henry Pike lieut., 4s Lieut. Jonathan Savage 2s paid Henry pike 15s paid Daniel Quimby 6s Paid Daniel Quinby 2s paid Henry Pike 1s paid William cutler 2s paid Henry Pike 4s And I hereby certify that the above extract is made letter for letter, figure for figure word for word, and have in the said record was made by my Father the said Robert Pike at the time, and that the said (Henry Pike) whom I call Henry Pike was a cousin of my Father the said Robert Pike and that he, the said Henry Pike lived in Middleton in the County of Strafford and State of New Hampshire from his birth until his decease at what time he was engaged in the Revolutionary
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War. That I have often heard my father say that the said Henry Pike was with him all the time he was in the service a commissioned officer as his [illegible] excepting six months when the said Pike was captain of a company. The words Epping, Cousin, that as commissioned office, interlined before signed.

James M Pike

State of New Hampshire, Rockingham County Ss. September 1 1838, then personally appeared the above named James M Pike, a person whose character for trust for truth is good, and made oath that the above
deposition by him subscribed is true
Before me, David Murray Jus [JUSTICE OF THE] Peace
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State of New Hampshire
Rockingham Ss} 

I John Kelly Register of Probate for the
County of Rockingham do hereby certify that David Murray Esqr is a Justice of the Peace for said County and that the foregoing signatures
purporting to be his on this paper and on the paper annexed are genuine and in his own proper handwriting.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court this fifth day
of September AD 1830

John Kelly Register of Probate

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