Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18,257, Joshua Veasey, N.H.
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service
N.H.
Veasey, Joshua or
Vesey
Number S18,257
carded
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792
New Hampshire
Joshua Vesey
of Deerfield in the State of NH
who was a Private in the company commanded 
by Captain  [blank] of the Regt commanded
by Col Poor in the N Hampe
line for 7 mos from April 1775
Transcribed on the Roll of N Hampe
at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per a month
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19th day of October 1832 and Sent to Ira
St  Clair Deerfield NH
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 $34.99
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4 March 33 11.66
$46.65
Revolutionary Claim, 
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by J H Mc Blair, Clerk,
Book D Vol 1st Page 190
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5567
Joshua Vesey
Private
Col Poor NH
7 Months
Adm.d
JLE
J St Clair
agt
Deerfield
NH
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Brief in the case of Joshua Vesey of Deerfield in the State of New Hampshire
(Act 7 June, 1832)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court of a Judge: Open court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? 
3. How old is he? 78-
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
Period, 
In 1775 April 
Duration of Service,
7 months
Rank.
As a Private
Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served. 
Col Enoch Poor
5. In what battles was he engaged? none
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Stratham New Hampshire
7. In his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? certified by witnesses-one of whom is certified or credible by the Magistrate-
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? correct

Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned. 
Sam P Potts
Examining Clerk.
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Affidavits
Simon Vesey
cook of 
Joshua Vesey
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I, Simon Veasey, now residing in Deerfield in the County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire of seventy six years of age do testify and declare under oath that Joshua Veasey now of said Deerfield is my brother and aged seventy eight years and formerly resided in the town of Stratham in said county of Rockingham - that I believe said Joshua to have enlisted as a private soldier in Captain Samuel Gilmans Company of Infantry in Colonel Enoch Poor Regiment of New Hampshire state volunteers as militia in the Army of the Revolution at said Stratham sometime in the month of April in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy five for the term of seven months - that I know he left said Stratham to join said Company sometime in the month of June of the same year - that I know said Company was stationed at a place called Winter Hill in the town of Charlestown in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts a part of the time and believe it to have been stationed there the whole of the time said Joshua served in the Company - that I was at said Winter Hill sometime in the month of September in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy five aforesaid to visit my said brother Joshua and [illegible] doing duty as a soldier in said Gilmans Company - that stationed at Winter Hill ten or twelve days during all which time I know said Joshua to have served as a soldier in said Company while stationed at said Winter Hill - that continue in the months following said month of June my said brother Joshua returned to said Stratham after the exhaustion of his said term of enlistment, and the next spring went to said Deerfield where he has resided ever since, and where he now resides. July 30, 1832 
[signature] Simon Vesey
The State of New Hampshire Rockingham ss. Town of Deerfield July 30, 1832 - Personally affirming the above named Simon Vesey made solemn oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed & sworn. 
Before me, /[signature]  Ira St. Clair {Justice of the Peace for said County of Rockingham
I, the Subscriber, hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Simon Vesey, and that his character for veracity is good and his statement entitled to full credit - Ira St. Clair Justice of the Peace
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State of New Hampshire
Secretarys Office July 30.1832.

I hereby Certify that the within named
Ira St. Clair is a Justice of the Peace for the 
County of Rockingham and that the
signature therein is his own hand writing.
In testimony whereof I have hereto set the seal of said State.
Ralph Metcalf Secretary.
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Application 20
Joshua Vesey -- sworn

No. 5547
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DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832
State of New-Hampshire,
County of Rockingham }ss.

On this eighth
day of August A.D. 1832, personally appeared in open Court,
before the Judges of the Superior Court of Judicatre, now sitting, Joshua Veasey
a resident of Deerfield in the County of Rockingham and State of N. H. aged 78 years, who
being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the
benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated- that he was born in the town of Stratham in the County
of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire on the twenty third day
of December in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and
fifty three-- that he resided in said town of Stratham until he
twenty one years of age then removed to said Deerfield where he
has lived ever since - that he carried a record of his age, taken by
him from a Bible kept by his parents, to be made in
the town books in said town of Deerfield after he went to said
Deerfield to reside-- that he enlisted as a volunteer and private
soldier at said Stratham sometime in the month of April in the
year one thousand seven hundred and seventy five in Captain
Samuel Gilman Company of Infantry in Colonel Enoch Poor, Regiment of New Hampshire State volunteers or militia in
the Army of the Revolution for the term of seven months, and
served for himself in said Company as soon as the Regiment was
completed, (which was sometime in the month of June [July crossed out] in the said  year) until he was discharged verbally sometime in the month of December in the same year, or the first of January in the year one
thousand and seven hundred and seventy six and until the full time
of seven months for which he enlisted was complete and that he
never received any written discharge from said service-- that he
together with said Company were stationed at a place called
Winter Hill in the town of Charlestown in the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts during the whole of said term after said Regiment was completed as aforesaid - that he actually served in the company for some more than six months and received pay
for the whole of said term of seven months for which he enlisted, at which time and place he was discharged as aforesaid-
that Lieutenant Kimball was Lieutenant of said Company and Harvey 
Moore was Ensign - that Joseph Cilley was Major of said
regiment - that a Regiment commanded by Colonel
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together other with said Company was stationed at place called
Winter Hill in the town of Charlestown in the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts during the whole of will term after said Regiment was completed as aforesaid - that he actually served in
said company for some more than six months and received pay
for the whole of his term of seven months for which he
enlisted, at which time and place he was discharged as aforesaid
that Lieutenant Kimball was Lieutenant of his Company and Harvey Moore was Ensign - that Joseph Cilley was Major of said
[illegible] Regiment, that a Regiment commanded by Colonel Fowle was stationed near said Poor Regiment - that Simon
Vesey now residing in said Deerfield is his brother and was at said
Winter Hill during said term and now him there said
Jochua Vesey doing duty as a soldier in said Company and
knows that he left said Stratham to join said Company in
said month of June as aforesaid, and that there is no person
now living to his knowledge who served with him in
Company during said term as above stated that
[struck out] [Rev. Hollman Wells] ^ Ian St. Clair Counsellor at Law in said town of Deerfield
and [struck out] [illegible] ^ Horatio G. Cilley Esquire, a resident in said Deerfield and [struck out] [aforesaid County of Rockingham] now reside in his neighborhood
are well acquainted with him and can testify to his character for veracity, and that he is reputed in his neighborhood
to have served as a soldier in the Army of the Revolution

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that
his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State,
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid-
[signature] Joshua Veasey
We, [struck out] Nathaniel [illegible] Clergyman] ^Ira St. Clair a Counsellor at Law residing in said town of Deerfield and [struck out] [illegible] ^Horatio G. Cilley residing in the same Deerfield  hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Joshua Veasey
who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 78
years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier
of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
[signature] Ira St.Clair
[signature] H.G.Cilley
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation, and putting the
interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier,
and served as he states. And the Court certifies, that it appears to them that the [struck out][Nathaniel Green] ^Ira St. Clair
who has signed the preceding certificate, is a [struck out Clergyman] ^Counsellor at Law in the town of Deerfield, and that
Horation G. Cilley, who has also signed the same is a resident in the same Deerfield,
and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Peter Charles
Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature
do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original
proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Joshua  Veasey for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal
of office, this eleventh day of August 1832
G. Chadwick Clerk of the Court 
Rocking'm County
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Rev. and 1812 Wars Section
MCS/HMM
March 28, 1930.
Miss Martha B. Walker
Newmarket 
New Hampshire. 
Dear Madam:  
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 18257, it appears that Joshua Veasey or Vesey was born December 23, 1753 in Stratham, Rockingham County, 
While a resident of Stratham, New Hampshire, he enlisted in April 1775 and served as a private in Captain Samuel Gilman's Company, Colonel Enoch Poor's New Hampshire Regiment until sometime in December 1775 or January 1, 1776. 
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 8, 1832 at which time he was a resident of Deerfield, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, and it was stated that he moved there in the spring of 1776.
 There are no data relative to wife and children.
Very truly yours, 
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.
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Waterville Maine Oct 14
 Joshua Veasey of Deerfield N.H. was a pensioner of the War of the Revolution until 1850 the year of his death.
I was told to apply to the Pension Office in order to get a statement of this for being a descendent of his and wishing to join "The Daughters 
(Stamp Pension US Oct 16 1897)
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of the Revolution"
We know that he was living in Deerfield in 1787 and have no reason to think he was living elsewhere at the time of his enlistment. 
May I be furnished with a statement of the fact requested 
Most Respectfully 
Miss J. G. Scribner 
106 College Avenue 
Waterville Maine
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Commissioner of Pensions 
Dear Sir 
Will you kindly send me all you have about Joshua Neal Veasey wife Mary or Molly (Fifield) Veasey. I think they both received pension. He lived in Deerfield, N.H. Born in Stratham Had a large family which I am trying to place. This will be great help 
Sincerely 
Miss Martha B. Walker 
Newmarket NH

(Stamp US Mar 20 1930)
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18257 
INVALID.
File No. 18,8257 
Joshua Vesey 
Pri Rev War 
Act: June 32 
Index: - Vol. 1, Page 448 
(Arrangement of 1870.)
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Oct. 22/97 Miss J.G. Scribner,
Waterville, Me,
1930 Mar 28. Hist to
Miss Martha J. Walker
M.C.S.