Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43,989, for Samuel Stackpole, New Hampshire
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N.H.   Stackpole, Samuel   S. 43,989
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13,913
New Hampshire
Samuel Stacpole [sic]
of Rochester in the state of N. Hampre
who was a Lieutenant in the regiment commanded by Colonel Long of the N. Hampshire line, for the term of One Year

Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of 20ty Dollars per month, to commence on the 16 of April 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 23rd of July 1819 and sent to Richard Dame [illegible] Dover N. Hampsre

Arrears to 4th of Mar. 1819   $212.58
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sep. 1819   120.00
[?]5/30  4/31     $332.58

Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.
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Notification sent July 14th 1820 to
[illegible] Pierce Esq.
{The rest is too light and illegible.}
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Samuel Stacpole

isd 23 July 1819

Sept 1819
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That the date of his original declaration in order to obtain a pension is April 16th 1818 and the number of his pension certificate is 13.913 ---
That his occupation is that of a Ship Carpenter whose able to perform Labour
That the number and names of his family residing with him, and their ages and capacities to contribute to their support, are as follows, viz.

Levia Stacpole his wife aged Seventy three years who is unable to perform Labour and previous to obtaining the support of the government has been supported by the town of Dover -

Wherefore he prays the opinion of the said Court as to the value of the property contained in the said schedule, and that the same, together with a copy of the premises be duly certified to the Secretary of War.
Sworn and declared before the said court the fourth day of July 1820, -Samuel Stacpole
Attest, A. Peirce, Clerk

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE ---STRAFFORD SS
AT a Court of Common Pleas holden at Dover within and for the county of Strafford and state of New Hampshire, on the 4th day of July 1820 before
DANIEL M. DURELL, Esquire, Chief Justice, and
VALENTINE SMITH and SAMUEL QUARLES, Associate Justices of said Court.

The aforesaid schedule and oath and the above declaration duly subscribed and sworn by the said Samuel Stacpole having been by him exhibited in person, and presented to the Court, and the same being seen and considered, it is the opinion of said Court that the value of the property contained in said schedule is _____dollars _______cents. Wherefore the Court order that a copy of the premises, together with the proceedings thereon be duly certified to the Secretary of War.
Attest, A. Peirce, Clerk 

STATE OF NEWHAMPSHIRE...STRAFFORD ss
I, Andrew Peirce, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Strafford, being a court of record, do certify that the foregoing schedule and oath, and the declaration annexed, with the proceedings and opinion of the court thereon are true copies from the Records and files of said court
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, the 4th day of July -1820.
A. Peirce, CLERK
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To the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting at Dover within and for the County of Strafford and State of New Hampshire, on the first Tuesday of of July, 1820.

Samuel Stacpole aged Eighty years, resident in Rochester, in said County, comes into court, and in pursuance of an act of Congress passed on the 1st day of May, 1820, brings with him, and in his proper person exhibits to said Court a Schedule by him subscribed, containing his whole Estate and Income - his necessary clothing and bedding excepted - as follows: - none
Samuel Stacpole

And the said Samuel Stacpole in pursuance as aforesaid produceth to said Court the following oath by him duly taken and subscribed: - viz.

Samuel Stacpole 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 to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an act by 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, not have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed
Samuel Stacpole

And the said Samuel Stacpole doth here in Court further declare on oath; that he served in the revolutionary war as follows, viz.
that he enlisted sometime in the fall of 1775 in the company commanded by Captain Caleb Hodgdon and served at the fort at the entrance of Piscataway harbour about nine months - then had a Lieutenant Commision in the company commanded by Captain Abraham Perkins in the New Hampshire line in Colonel Pierce Longs Regiment in the summer of 1776 and marched to Mount Independance and fought the British under General Burgoyne, and in that capacity served one year and left the service at Albany having served out the time of two enlistments.

In the year 1777 or 1778 he served one year in the United States service under Captain Clone of Londonderry in the New Hampshire line & was honorably discharged at West point having served nearly three years in the United States army, one of which he was a Lieutenant -
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Lieut. Samuel Stacpole
No 1200
76 to 77
Long   N. Hampre
Not on the combat Pt [illegible]
Regt.

Admitted
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State of Newhampshire, Strafford ss

On this 16th day of April 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the court of common pleas for the county of Strafford in the first district of the State of Newhampshire personally appears Samuel Stacpole aged seventy nine years, resident in the town of Rochester in the county of Strafford and district aforesaid , who being by me first duly affirmed according to Law, doth on his solemn affirmation make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the late act  of Congress intitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval services of the United States in the revolutionary war."

That he the said Samuel Stacpole inlisted in the army of the United States in the revolutionary war in the fall of the year 1775 at Dover in the state of Newhampshire in the company commanded by Captain Caleb Hodgden, and served at the fort at the mouth of Piscatawy River in said state about nine months, after said nine months were expired, said Captain Hodgdon was promoted, and he Samuel Stacpole received a Lieutenants commision in the company commanded by Captain Abraham Gerkins in the first of August 1776 and they enlisted a company for one year. (John Starbird now certifying was their ensign) in Colonel Pierce Longs regiment in the Newhampshire line.

They marched to Ticonderoga and were stationed at Mount Independence sometime in January (he thinks) in 1777.  The July following they evacuated that place and fought the British on their retreat from Ticonderoga through Skeemborough to Fort Ann & to Saratoga and were discharged at Stillwater on the seventh of August 2777, having served in said capacity of Lieutenant for one year from the date of his commision, which was signed by John Hancock President of Congress

That in 1778 he enlisted in the company commanded by Captain Cloyse of Londonderry in the state of Newhampshire and served.
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served one year in said Corp and was honourably discharged at Westpoint in the state of Newyork at the end of one year from his inlistment having served nearly three years in the service of his county in the revolutionary war. One year of whih he was a Lieutenant as aforesaid.

That he is now in his eightieth year of his sage, is very poor, and from his reduced circumstances stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; and that his commission and discharge and all his other papers were destroyed several years since by his wife in her state of mental derangment to which she has for many years at I been subject, and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said service, except the depention herewith forwarded.

Solemnly affirmed to be true and declared before me the day and year aforesaid.

I Richard Dame Judge & as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Samuel Stacpole did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceeding declaration against the common enemy, and I now transmit the proceeding and testimony taken and had thereon before me to the secretary for the department of war pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my name and caused the seal of said court to be affixed to the same this 16th day of April Anno Domini 1818
Richrd Dame

Attest Dan Waldrons Clerk of the Court of Com Pleas for said County of Strafford.

1 further
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I further certify that I am well acquainted with Lieutenant Samuel Stacpole and have been for nearly forty years. I know him to be very poor, dependant on one son for support who is not well able to support him. his wife has been deranged for many years, at times very mischievous, he now lives within two miles of me, and I believe him to be a man of truth and veracity

Richd Dame
Judge as aforesaid
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In reply to your request of ___, received____ for a statement of the military history of Samuel Stackpole a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (crossed out- or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
S. F. 43 989

1 Dates of Enlistment - Fall, 1775
   Length of Service - 9 mo
  Rank - Pri.
Officers Under Whom Service was Rendered - 
 Captain Caleb Hodgdon
State N.H.

2 Dates of Enlistment Aug. 1776
  Length of Service -1 yr
Rank - Lieut.
Officers Under Whom Service was Rendered -
Captain Abraham Perkins 
Colonel Pierce Long

3 Dates of Enlistment 1778
Length of Service - 1 yr
Rank - Pri
Officers Under Whom Service was Rendered -
Captain Cloyd

Battles engaged in - engagement at evacuation of Ticonderoga.
Residence of soldiers at enlistment,- Enlisted at Dover, N.H.
Date of application for pension - Apr. 16, 1818
His cl. was al.
Residence at date of application - Rochester, Stafford Co. N. H.
Age at date of application - 79 yrs.
Remarks - In 1820 he referred to his wife Levia, aged 73 yrs.  A son, Thomas, was referred to i 1818.

Respectfully,
Commissioner.
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State of New Hampshire 
Stafford, ss.
To all whom it may concern I, Andrew Peirce, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the county of Stafford, Certify, that Jeremiah H. Woodson & Valentine Smith Esqrs are Justices of the Peace within and for said County acting under the authority of said State.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of Said Court this 10th day of July AD 1819.
A. Peirce, Clerk
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Deposition
of Nathaniel Watson
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I Nathaniel Watson of Dover in the county of Stafferd and state of Newhampshire of Lawful age testify and say that I was a soldier in the United States army in 1775, and 1776, and in January or February 1777 I went up from Newhampshire to [illegible] in Col Pierce Longs regiment and was well acquainted with Samuel Stacpole who was then a LIeutenant in the Company commanded by Captain Abraham Perkins and as Then understood enlisted a company in April 1776 .one year and am knowing to his doing duly as a Lieutenant in said company until August 1777, having fought the Brittish on their retreat from Ticonderoga to Stillwater where the regiment was dismissed in August 1777.

Stafford state of Newhampshire July 10th 1879
Then personally appeared Nathaniel Watson [illegible] and made solemn affirmation that the above deposition by him subscribed is just and true, before me.

Richard Dame Notary Public.
In action whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed my notorial seal the day and year above named
Richd Dame, No. Pub.

I hereby certify that Nathaniel Watson above named is a reputable man and is fully entitled to [illegible] it
Richd Dame N.P.
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I Sarah Stackpole affirm and say that Samuel Stackpole now of Rochester in the State of New Hampshire for several years lived with my late husband Thomas Stackpole, the son of said Samuel, and the wife of the said Samuel also lived with my late husband. 

Some years since, I should think as many as five, the said Samuel one day handed me an old paper said look at that. To gratify him I did, & read a part of it mainly to please him 
I found it was a commission to him for Lieutenancy in the army of the revolution.
Ah! said I then you was an officer  
why did you not bring your title with you, or at 
Berwich where he then [illegible] James heard him oaths Lieutenant. 

I told him also, that I thought they usually gave men tithes above their rank and that he ought to be called Captain, or something like it. His wife spoke said that he was as proud of that as ever 
General Washington of his commission.

He then took it, rolled it up & carried it up the chamber & put it away. He said he kept his papers in a trunk. His wife was subject to violent derangement and soon after this said Samuel said that his wife had claimed this trunk & that he had put his papers into a brace in the house and that they were lost. 
Said Samuel then supposed his wife had burned them & I do verily believe those papers were taken by my children or his wife and were destroyed.
Sarah Stacpole
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I hereby certify that the said Sarah Stackpole is a credible witness.
J H Woodman   Jus Peace
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For No 12

John Star irds
Affidavit
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I John Starbird of Durham in the County of Strafford & State of Newhampshire, of lawful age, depose and say, that sometime in February in the year 1776, I enlisted as a private in Capt. Caleb Hodgdon's Company of Infantry to serve in the American Revolutionary War for nine months, that in April following the company marched to Newcastle where I was appointed a Serjeant in said Company , with Samuel Stagpole,, Alison Gerrish and John Neal, on the
seventh day of August 1776.

The said Samuel Stagpole was appointed a Lieutenant in said Company, and my self Ensign, Abraham Perkins Captain in Col. Peirce Long's Regiment, to serve for twelve months - that same time in December or January following we march to Ticonderoga and was stationed at Mount Independence, that in July we evacuated that place and marched to Sheensborough, Fort [illegible], Fort Edward Saratoga and Stillwater where we were discharged on the seventh day of August 1777 - which term the said Samuel Stagpole faithfully and was honorably discharged -

I further say, we were in several engagemens in our retreat as aforesaid.
Durham May 11, 1818
John Starbird
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I Timothy Carson of Rochester in the County of Strafford and State of New Hampshire do testify and say that at the Island near the mouth of the Piscataqua river in 1776 Samuel Stackpole now of Rochester aforesaid was the Lieutanant in the company commanded by Abraham Perkins in the regiment commanded by Col. Pierre Long and in that company moved from said Island, said Stackpole went with the regiment of Col Long to Exeter in said state in December 1776 & left Exeter with the regiment.

I know nothing more of him only that it was always said in this part of the country when he & I belonged, that he served that infantry during one year -  was in his company and was left at Exeter in consequence of my commission. -
Tim Carson

Stafford  April 9th 1818 
Then the said Timothy Carson personally appearing made oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true.
Before me  J H Woodman Jus Peace

I hereby certify that said Timothy Carson is a credible witness   J. H. Woodman  Jus Peace
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1918,  Mch. 2. History to
Jno W. R. Sanders FW

43989
INVALID
Reg
File No. 43.989
Samuel Stackpole
Lieut Rev War

Act 18th March 18
Index __ Vol. 5, Page 490
(Arrangement of 1870
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(Letterhead)
AMERICAN LIABILITY COMPANY
Cincinnati, Ohio
Second National Bank Building
Office of General Manager

Cincinnati, O.
Pensions & Claims
War Dept. Washington D.C
Dear Sirs -
I would like information regarding Lieut Sam'l Stacppole (son), Joshua Stacppole (Father) pension record services in Rev. War. also birth, death, marriage and to whom (dates of same) are included.

Thanking you for the same.
Very Truly Yours,
(Mrs) May Haskier Sanders

(stamp of Pension Office 
Feb. 25 1918