Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 19764, Samuel Heath, Mass. N.H.
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Mass    Heath, Samuel  W1976H
N.H.     Heeth
Sarah
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New Hampshire (?) 1235.
Sarah Heath -
widow of Samuel Heath, decs.
who was a pensioner under the Act of 18 Mar. 1818.
and who died on the 11th of June, 1833,
of Grafton Co. in the state of N. Hamps
who was a private in the compy commanded by Captain ---- of the Regt commanded by Col. Wassen in the Masstts. line for 9 months - private

Inscribed on the roll of N. Hamp. (C.) at the rate of 30 dollars --- cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 30th day of November, 1838 and sent to N. M. Taylor, New Hampton, N.H.

Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1858 = $75.00
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar '39-15.00
$90.00

{Act July 7, 1838}

Recorded by S. A. Elliott Clerk 
Book A, Vol. 1 Page 42

N. M. Taylor
16 Dec. 1845
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6569.
New Hampshire.
Samuel Heeth
of Bridgewater in the state of New Hampshire who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Wesson of the Massachusetts line, for the term of 9 months 1778.
Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of 8 dollars per month, to commence on the 7 of May 1818.
Certificate of pension issued the 3d of Feby 1819 and sent to Hon Mc Claggett
House of Representatives U. S.
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818 3 m 29 days 31.51
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 March   48.
$79.51
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818}
Contd.

Notification sent to S. P. Webster, Esq.
Haverhill New Hampshire Dec 22, 1820
Continued
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Cancel
Admitted
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United States of America
State of New Hampshire Strafford ? New Hampshire May of 1818
I Samuel Heath of Bridgewater a veteran of the United States now resident at said Bridgewater in the County of Grafton and state aforesaid, do on oath declare that I served in the war of the Revolution, the full term of time required by a law of the United States, made and passed in the month of March Anno Domini 1818 entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war as is requisite to entitle me to be placed on the pension list of the said United States.  Having entered the land service of the said United States on the Continental establishment and served as a private soldier from the third day of June 1775.  The term of 8 months when the time of my enlistment having expired I was honourably discharged that I belonged to Capt Hutchins company and the Regiment commanded by Col George Reid.  That I again entered the Continental service on the last of May or first of June Anno Domini 1778 for the term of 9 months in Capt Pettingill company.  The Regiment command by Col Weston in the Massachusetts line, when the time of my enlistment having expired.  I was honourably discharge of which discharge being considered of no consquence of the times on new list.
During the course of the war I was in the battle of Bunker Hill.
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And I hereby relinquish all claim to every pension heretofore allowed me by the laws of the United States if any may be or hath been so allowed. And I further declare that I am now in the sixty third year of my age and by reason of my reduced circumstances in life. I need the assistance of my country for support Samuel Heath Strafford Newhampton Be it remembered that on this seventh day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen Pursuant to a law of the United States entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval services of the United States in the Revolutionary war" made and provided on the eighteenth of March Anno Domini 1818. Personally appeareth before me John Mooney Judge of the Court of Probate for the County of Strafford in the State of New Hampshire. The above or named Samuel Heath and after due examination and caution to testify and declare the whole truth. He maketh oath to declaration aforesaid and subscribes the some in my presence and after examination duly made by me the said Judge. It appeareth to my satisfaction that the said declaration is true. John Mooney Judge of the Court of probate for the County of Stafford in said State of Newhampshire
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Samuel Heath
Heath
Brother
Gruftur
6569

W Mox 19
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State of New Hampshire
Grafton Co
At the Superior Court of Judicature being a Court of record by law established holden at Plymouth within and for the county of Grafton on the first tuesday of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty
Present the Honorable
Wm. M Richardson (word illegible) Chief Justice
Levi Woodbury, Samuel Green } (word illegible) Justices

Personally appeared in open court Samuel Heath aged sixty four years resident in Bristol in said Grafton County who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows via a private soldier in Capt Petengills Company & Col Westons regiment in the Massachusetts and other services as will appear in my original declaration. That his original declaration is dated 7th day of May 1818. And that he has received a pension and his pension certificate is numbered 6,569.  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 living 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 name other than
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what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed
and by me subscribed I further declare I am by or
(?) a farmer unable to do any work by reason
of the Rhumatinn have not (?) V under myself
for five years. My wife aged fifty seven years is la=
=boring under a paraletii affections unable to labour
to any thing. All the children living with me are
Sally Heath aged 36 years at times very unwell
for several years past. Lucy Heath aged 21 years has
been insane for four years (?) very troublesome. Webster
Heath aged 18 years & Lewis Heath aged sixteen both 
able to do some labor but not enough to more than
support themselves if so much. The (?) circum=
stances of my family & my particular inability undices
my humbly to pray for the continuance of my country
county
within    Samuel his "x" mark Heath
Schedule of the whole of Samuel Heath state
All 2 Cows values.......24.00
6 Sheep & 5 lambs......11.00
2 Swins val......7.50
3 piges......2.00
horse waggon .....15.00
farming tools....5.50
Old household furniture not
more than....10.00
2 calves...5.00
$80.00
Wifneb U W Sargent - Samuel his X mark Heath
Sworn to and declared on this sixth day of November
Anno Domini 1820 before the (?) (?) Court
S. R Lochter Clark
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State of New Hampshire 
Grafton

I Stephen P. Webster Clerk of the Superior Court of [Judiature] for said County of Grafton do hereby unify that the foregoing oath and sake duly thereto [unknown] are truly copied from the record of said County. I further certify that it is the opinion of said Court that the total amount [?is] value of the property exhibited in said schedule is eighty dollars. 

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court on this tenth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & twenty.

Signed by: S.P. Webster, Clerk
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION

                         3-525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
WASHINGTON, D.C., ________________,19___


In reply to your request of __________, received_______________ for a statement of the military history of Samuel Heath a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his(or his widow;s) application for pension on file in this Bureau.

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT

MAY 4, 1775
             1776
MAY OR JUNE 1778

LENGTH OF SERVICE            RANK

8 mos                                   Pat
3 mos 15 days
9 mos

CAPTAIN                  COLONEL           STATE
Hezekiah Hutchins     George Reed     NH
David Quinly               Wingate           NH
Pettingill                        Wesson          Mass

Soldier was the son of Daniel Heath

Battles engaged in Bunker Hill
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Not stated
Date of application, Bridgewater,Grafton NH
Date of application for pension, May 7,1818 His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, 62 years,he died June 11, 1833

Remarks: Soldier married at Plymouth, Grafton NH April 11 1782 Sarah Webster and she was allowed oension on an ap exx, Aug 25,1838 while a resident of Bristol Grafton NH aged 75 years, she died Sept 14 1839 leaving 4 sons, Samuel the eldest, and 2 daughters. In 1820 soldier referred to his children residing with him: Sally 36 years, Lucy 21 years, Amber 18 years& Lewis 16 years.

Respectfully,

Commissioner
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Declaration of 1235    1701
Sarah Heath Sarah Heath
Ma of Samuel
?
Ma? 1782 Died 1833
Oct 7 ? 1838
? ? 
? ?  $30
? ? - ? ? 
Capt Hutchen ?
? 1775


Wm Taylor
Mu. Hampton?
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of congress of the 7th July 1898 [unreadable]

                  State of New Hampshire
[unreadable] on this twenty fifth day of August 1898 personally [unreadable] before me Walter Blair Judge of the court of common
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She further declares that she was never afterwords married and now remains a widow

Signed: Sarah Heath

Sworn to as subscribed the day and year above written before me. 

Walter Blair - Judge of the Court of Common [unknown] in the County of Grafton
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Copy of Record of Marriage on the town Records of Plymouth N.H. 
Samuel Heath and Sarah Webster were married

I Arthur Ward certify that this above is a true copy of the record with the exception of the date which is [unknown] on the record in fair legible figures as following April eleventh seventeen hundred and eighty two. April 11. 1782
[unknown] Arthur Ward Town Clerk

I Arthur Ward above named depose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the Town of Plymouth County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire and that the above is a true extract from the records of said Town with the exception above name as certified by me
Arthur Ward Town Clerk 
of the Town of Plymouth
Sworn to and subscribed 
before me
August 27. 1838 Walter Blair Jus Peace

For further proof of the death of Samuel Health reference may be had to the Certificate from the Court of Probate annexed to the Widows [unknown] of attorney [unknown] in the [Pention sp?] Office when the obtainer the [unknown] the [Pention sp?] due to Samuel Heath her husband at the time of his death
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? Dept. 9 Hist. to Geo.
M. Fellows A. E. P.
1914 ? List to Mrs.
Fred (?) Courser. M. B. H.

1916 history to Mr.
Austin A. Heath Keller m. W. J.
2547:  Daniel Heath. M. B. H

Revy
Widow, &c.
File No. 19764
Sarah Heath
Widow of
Samuel Heath
Priv. Rev W
Act:  July 7, 1838
Index:-Vol. A, Page 326
[Arrangement of 1870].
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(on State of New Hampshire Office of Secretary of State letterhead)
State of New Hampshire 
Office of Secretary of State

I, Thomas P. Treadwell, Secretary of State aforesaid, do hereby certify, that Nicholas M. Taylor- is acting Justice 

Sir

After examining please to return to Nicholas M. Taylor New Hampton New Hampshire

Your obedient Servant
Nicholas M. Taylor
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(On State of New Hampshire Office of Secretary of State letterhead)

State of New-Hampshire
Office of Secretary of State.

I, Thomas P. Treadwell, Secretary of State aforesaid, do hereby certify, that Nicholas M. Taylor - is an acting Justice of the Peace, in and for the County of Grafton -- duly Commissioned and qualified. His Commission was dated on the 21st day of december 1842 and will expire on the 21st day of December 1847 and his signature to the annexed instrument is genuine. 

Given under my hand and the Seal of the Sate, this 12th day of November 1845.

Thomas P. Treadwell Secretary of State
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Testimony of
Hannah Heath
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I Hannah Heath of 71 years of age do testify that Samuel Health and Sarah Webster were joined in marriage in Plymouth in the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire on the 11th day of April in the year 1742 by the Rev. Nathan Ward of Plymouth. Presided in the same family as the said Sarah at the time of her marriage and have been well acquainted with her ever since and know that she is the widow of Samuel Heath who was a Revolutionary War Pensioner of the United States at the time of his death, and he died in June in the year 1832. 

Signed: Hannah Heath 
State of New Hampshire
Strafford Co. August 25, 1833
Sworn and Subscribed before me

Signed: Nicholas M. Taylor Justice Peace
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Hyde Park [unknown] Aug 25 1910

Pension Bureau,
Washington D.C.

Office in Charge, Dear Sir, 

If in order I wish to make inquiry through The Department concerning Samuel Heath, a Revolutionary soldier and a pensioner. Said Heath resided in Bristol (formerly called Bridgewater) Grafton County State of New Hampshire, was placed upon the Pension List Feb. 3, 1819, died June 12, 1833, received $96 annually; he is classed on an "old roll". I have seen as "Mass Cont line" which I do not understand since he was from Hampstead N.H. and on his return from the army settled at Plymouth N.H. afterwards removing to the first mentioned town where he died.

The information I desire to get concerning this man is: In what regiment he served, the name of the officers, what company
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and the officers, the dates of enlistment and discharge; any one or all of these data if possible I would be pleased to learn, or a suggestion as to how they might be obtained if the records are not in your Department.
Respectfully,
Geo. M. Fellows
208 West River Street
Hyde Park, Mass 

Pension Bureau
Washington, D.C.
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Whitefield Maine January 12-1914
Pension (Bureau)): - 

Jan [unknown] I wrote you in regard to by gr. gr. grandfather Samuel Heath's pension. You [unknown] of the January 10 received but the information does not tally with my data, so there must have been two men by the name of Samuel Heath. My ancestor was born at [unknown] N.H. Sept 7-1754, enlisted from [unknown ] in Captain Jesse Pazis Co. Col Abraham Drake's Regimant (N.H. Rev Vol II P329) to reinforce Continental Army (and was in the Battle of Bunker Hill). In 1777 he removed to Plymouth, N.H. and reenlisted in a company from Captain Simon Stevens Co. Col. Timonthy Bedell's Regiment 1778 N.H. Rev. Rolls Vol II P587. I have been told by Prof Geo Fellows of Hyde Park, Mass that he served till the end of the war and was a full pensioner at the time of his death June 13- 1833 at Bristol.
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New Hampshire. He removed to Bristol N.H. in 1785 Hist. of Canterbury
The History of Plymouth N.H. says he married Sarah Webster (daughter of Stephen Webster Rev. Soldier) in 1782 April 11 - and that they removed to Bristol 1785 where he died June 13 1833 and I have the names of their 9 children. I am also told he was promoted to corporal and from that a sergeant but would like proof as I am making and papers to join a chapter of the D.A.R. they are trying to start here in Lincoln County. If I were back home in New Hampshire I could get at the facts easier. A friend has looked over two of the four volumes of the Rev. Records and found six of my ancestors were Rev. soldiers but I don't know if any of them were pensioners except Samuel Heath. If you could help me [unknown] on the [unknown] Records of
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the Stephen Webster - referred to above would like it who was Sergeant and enlisted from Plymouth N.H in Captain James Osgood's Co - Col. Timothy Bedell's Regimant Pay Roll 1776 N.H. Rev. Records Vol P273 April 25 1776
was in service at Montreal Garrison P290 and Sept 29-1777 was in Captain Chase Taylor's Co - Col. Theo Hickney's  Regiment Vol II P173
I have the names of his 11 children when born and whom they married. 

Sherborne Tilton my gr. gr. grandfather born July 31-1735 who died in Wherlock Vt Sept 20-1813 and was married to Heulda Prescott on Nov 14-1735 was also a soldier of Rev Rolls Vol One P341 July 1776 Cap't David [Jimby's] Co. Col. Wingate's Regiment Rev Roll Vol II P400 pay roll Cap't Robert Collins Co in Continental Army at Saratoga Sept 1777 Sherburn Fulton of [unknown] I have formed
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the names of two of his children John & Jonathon. 
On my father's side (1) Jonathon Collins from Kingston N.H. Apr 28-1728 & married to Elizabeth Prescott born March 14 1733, enlisted in Captain Philip Tilton's Co. Col. Enoch Poors Regiment May 24-June 12 1775 N.H Rev. Rolls Vol I P112 
In same Co Aug 1-1775 N.H Rev. Rolls Vol 1 P147 
In same Co Oct 11-1775 N.H Rev. Rolls Vol 1 P196
Capt David Jimbys Co Col Jacob Gales Regiment Aug 5-1778 Vol 2 P560-
(2) Joshua French who married Elizabeth Collins 1771 [unknown] of the above was born 1752 & died at Kingston July 28-1783 was Corporal N.H Rev Records Vol 1 P164 research & 112 & 195. May 25-1775 to Oct. 11 Pay Rolls of Cap't Philip Tiltons Co Col Enoch Poors regiment
(3) Jonathon Brown (I think of Bridgwater NH) June 7-1746 m Anna Sanborn (born 1750) Feb 6-1769. (I have not been able to find their children's names except Gr. Grandfather Daniel Brown) was in Captain's Winthrop Rowe's Co. June 3 -1775.
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5.

Found in Vol 1 P 110 NH Rev Rolls
Same P131 Aug 1-1775 Payroll for same 
Co - Same P274 Capt James Osgoods
Co. Col. Bedillo Regiment 1776
Same P275 signed receipt
Same P289 List of Osgoods men at
Montreal Garrison -
Now if you can send me
any further help in regard to these
men the same will be much
appreciated. If not will you
kindly return this letter and I 
will send it to the N.H. Histori-
cal Society
I want as many bars?
as possible on my D.A.R. form
and am still on the hunt for
more "fighters" among my fore-
fathers
Very sincerely
Lora E.B. Comser
Mrs Fred M. Courser
Whitefield 
Maine
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for a statement of the military history of Samuel Hearth
a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his (? his widow's) application for pen-
sion on file in this Bureau.  W. File 197 64

May 4, 1715   8 mos. Pvt. David Hegekirk  George Reid N.H.
June 3? 1775                               Hutchins
1776     3 mos 5da.               Quinby             Wingate   N.H.
May or June 1778   9 Mos.        Pettingill         Wesson   Mass.
Soldier was the son of Daniel Heath

Battles engaged in, Bunker HIll
Residence of Soldier at enlistment, not stated
date of application for pension, May 7, 1818, HIs claim was allowed
Residence at date of application, Bridgewater, Grafton Co. N.H.
Age at date of application 62 He died June 11, 1833
Remarks: Soldier married at Plymouth Grafton Co. NH April 11, 1782
Sarah Webster. She was allowed pension on an application executed Aug 25,
1838 while a resident of Bristol Grafton Co, N.H. aged 75 years. She died sept 14, 1839
leaving 4 sons, Samuel the oldest and 2 daughters. In 1820 soldier referred to his children residing 
with him, namely Sally aged 36 yrs, Lucy 21 yrs, Webster 18yrs, Lewis 16 yrs.