Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 11,094-160-55, for Phineas Stark, New Hampshire
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
N.H.
Stark, Phineas
Tryphena
NUMBER
B.L.Wt. 11.094-160-55
CONTENTS
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79628 Act Mar 3/[18]55

Tryphena Stark apl [APPLICATION] 18/[18]55
Tryphena Stark wid [WIDOW] of Phineas Stark Priv [PRIVATE]

Capt Jeremiah Post Col Herbart
N. Hamp: [NEW HAMPSHIRE]: Mil [MILITIA]
Revolutionary War
No papers Boynton

ad: [ADMITTED] 160 acres Nov: 21/[18]55.
Boynton.
D. C Churchill Lyme N.H.
[overwritten left side] No 11.094 Is. [ISSUED] Nov 28 
[right side] Let: [LETTER] to D C Churchill Nov 8/[18]55
Vol S2, Page 66
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State of New Hampshire.
Grafton County Ss} I JD Sleeper Clerk of the
Court of Common Pleas in & for said
County a Court of Record hereby certify
that D.C. Churchill Esquire, before whom
the Declaration and affidavits hereon
and the affidavits hereto annexed purport to
have been taken was at the several times
of taking and certifying the same an acting
Justice of the Peace in and for said County of
Grafton duly commissioned and qualified:
and that all the signatures hereon & to the
papers hereto annexed purporting to be the
said D.C. Churchills are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereto set
my hand and affixed the seal of said
Court this thirteenth day of April Anno
Domini 1855.
JD Sleeper Clerk
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State of New Hampshire
County of Grafton            ⎬ ss:

On this 2d day of April AD one thousand eight hundred and fifty five personally appeared before me, a Justice of the peace within and for the County and State aforesaid Tryphena Stark aged ninety one years last August a resident of Lyme in the State of New Hampshire who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the widow of Phineas
Stark deceased who was a private in the company commanded Captain Jeremiah Post in the regiment of Militia commanded by late David Hobart in the Revolutionary war that
her said husband enlisted or volunteered said Lyme as she believes on or about the 24th day of July A.D. 1777 for the term of two months and continued in actual service in said war
for the term of two months and was honorably discharged on the 24th day of September AD. 1777 - She further states that she was married to the said Phineas Stark in Hanover N.H. on the - day of August AD Seventeen hundred and eighty seven by one Joseph Skinner of said Lyme a Justice of the peace and that her name before marriage was Tryphena Freeman, that her said husband died at said Lyme on the 27th day of February A.D. Eighteen hundred and thirty two and that she is now a widow.
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the "act approved March 3, 1855
Tryphena her x mark Stark

We Calvin P. Fairfield and Erdix Tenny residents of Lyme in the State of New Hampshire upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Tryphena Stark in our presence; and that we believe, from the appearance and statements of the applicant, that she is the identical person she represents herself to be.
C.P. Fairfield
Erdix Tenny
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the foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year first above written and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons and that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim.

D.C. Churchill Justice of the Peace

I Calvin P. Fairfield of Lyme in the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire aged 65 years depose and say that I was born in said Town of Lyme and have resided in said Lyme until the present time I further say that from
my earliest recollection I knew Mr. Phineas Stark and his wife Tryphena Stark of said Lyme having lived for the most part of my life within about one mile of them ["and" crossed out] and since the death of said Phineas Stark for several years last past I have lived and now live within fifteen rods of the house occupied by the said Tryphena Stark and her two maiden Daughters - the said Phineas Stark and Tryphena Stark lived together after the manner of husband and wife until his death which took place in the winter of 1832 the day and month I do not recollect - They raised up quite a family of children three sons and four Daughters, their eldest son is about my age five of their children are now living viz two sons who are practicing Physicians, a widow Kent and the two Daughters above mentioned - I have never heard the legality  of their marriage doubted, I have no doubt the said Phineas Stark and Tryphena Stark were lawfully married on or about the time she states - I further say that the said Tryphena Stark has not intermarried since the death of said Phineas Stark but is a widow
I further say that the said Phineas Stark and his
said wife were very respectable citizens
C. P. Fairfield
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State of New Hampshire
County of Grafton} ss:  Lyme April 7. 1855
then personally appeared Calvin P. Fairfield and made solemn oath that the foregoing affidavit by him Subscribed is true before me and I further certify that I know the said Calvin P. Fairfield to be a credible person, and that his statement may be relied on -
D.C. Churchill Justice of the Peace
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aw
Rev. War Section.
Mar. 17, 1930.
Laura S. Nichols,
Board of Education, Franklin School Bldg.
Washington, D. C.

Madam:
In reply to your letter of the 10" instant, you are advised that Bounty Land Warrant No. 11,094 was allowed to Tryphena, widow of Phineas Stark of the N.H. Troops, War of the
Revolution. He married in Hanover, N. H. in August 1787, Tryphena Freeman and he died at Lyme, N. H. Feb. 27, 1832. They had three sons and four daughters, only names stated being the widow Kent and Temperance and Lucy Stark. Pension, Widow File No. 15, 405 was allowed to Tryphena widow of John Stark or Starks of the N. H. and Conn. Continental Troops, War of the Revolution. He married Oct. 31, 1778, or 1782 at Williamsburg, Mass. Tryphena Cary and he died at Whately, Mass. Dec. 14, 1835, or 1826. They had several children, the only names stated being Polly and Willard. The above noted, are the only two women of said name found on the pension and bounty land records of this Bureau.
The name of the wife of Nathan Starks, S. 33,733, is not stated, and the name of the widow of Joseph Stark, R. 10,070, is
Phebe.
Very respectfully, GM Saltzgaber
Commissioner.
[left sideways] See letter in W.1540v-
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I Benning Sawyer of Lyme in the County
of Grafton and State of New Hampshire aged 70 years depose and say that I am a son of Abel Sawyer late of Orford deceased - I further say that said Abel Sawyer died at his residence in said Orford about the 27 day of March 1846 I further say that he was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States at the time of his death
Benning Sawyer

State of New Hampshire County of Grafton ss.
Lyme November 15 1855 - Personally appeared the above named Benning Sawyer and made solemn oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true before me I further certify that he is a respectable person and a credible witness I have been personally acquainted with him for forty years last past
D.C. Churchill Justice of the Peace

State of New Hampshire
County of Grafton ss.        ⎬ I J D Sleeper Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in the County and State aforesaid hereby certify that D. C.
Churchill before whom the foregoing and
annexed affidavits were taken was at the time of taking and certifying the same a Justice
of the Peace in the County and State aforesaid
duly commission and qualified and that full faith and credit are due to all his official acts as such. I further certify that
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I Beulah Hovey of Lyme in the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire aged 87 years and widow of Daniel Hovey late of said Lynn deceased depose and say that I am a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States and have also recently received a land warrant for 160 acres, and I further say that I have resided in said Lyme for more than sixty six years last past and previous thereto I resided in said Lyme & in Hanover adjoining said Lyme
I further say that for the last 80 years of my life I have lived in the immediate neighborhood of the late residence of Phineas Stark late of said Lyme deceased was well acquainted with said Phineas Stark and his wife Tryphena Stark until the death of the said Phineas Stark and still continued to be well acquainted with his widow the said Tryphena Stark I further say that I never knew or heard of any other
Phineas Stark residing in said Town of Lyme ["except the" crossed out] except the one above named who was the husband of said Tryphena Stark who I am informed has made application for Bounty land on account of the Revolutionary services of her said husband.
Beulah her x mark Hovey
Witness Rhonda H Allen

State of New Hampshire County of Grafton SS
Lyme November 15, 1855- Then the above named Beulah Hovey personally appeared and made solemn oath that the above affidavit by her subscribed is true before me I further certify that I have been personally acquainted with the said Beulah Hovey for more than forty years last past, she is a very respectable person and a credible witness and very intelligent for a person of her age.
D.C. Churchill Justice of the Peace
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I Justus Grant of Lyme in the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire aged 82 years on the 17th day of December last past depose and say that I was born in said Town of Lyme
as I have been informed by my parents and fully believe, and I have ever since my recollection resided in said Lyme with the
exception of a few short absences of a few months at a time.
I further say that I have always lived within three or four Miles of the residence of said Phineas Stark late of said Lyme deceased until his death. I knew him well from my childhood
I also was and now as well acquainted with Tryphena Stark who was formerly the wife and is now the widow of the said Phineas Stark. she has lived for a few years last past with her two maiden Daughters and lives within about one
hundred rods from my residence. I have seen her this morning she is aged and infirm but as well as could be expected for a person of her age. I further say that I have frequently heard said Phineas Stark relate his military executions in the Revolutionary war particularly of being in the Battle at Bennington Vt.-
I further say that I never knew or heard of any other Phineas Stark residing in said Lyme except the former husband of said Tryphena Stark
Justus Grant

State of New Hampshire County of Grafton ss. Lyme November 15. 1855. Then the above named Justus Grant personally appeared
and made solemn oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true before me I further certify that I have been personally acquainted with the said Justus Grant for more than
forty years last past he is a respectable person and a credible witness and very intelligent for a person of his age
D.C. Churchill Justice of the Peace
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Corporal Sawyers affidavit
79.628
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I Abel Sawyer of Orford in the County of
Grafton and State of New Hampshire aged 90 years last January Depose and say that I am a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States under the act of June 7, 1832 I further say that in the year 1777. I was a Corporal in the Company of Capt Jeremiah Post then of said Orford said Company was drawn out and went to Bennington I do not now recollect what time in the year we went into the service of the United States but I am confident that we served in the season of 1777 more than three months at one time we marched to Bennington Vt. I was in the Battle of Bennington of that year in which Battle Capt Post was mortally wounded - I further say that one Phineas Stark then of Lyme N.H. was also a corporal in the same company during the time I served in said Company I was acquainted with said Stark before he joined said Company and and [sic] I continued to be acquainted with him while he lived he resided until his death in said Lyme which town joins said Orford I am aged and infirm and cannot recollect the exact time or length of this service but I am confident that we were out more than three months on that tour
Abel his x mark Sawyer

Grafton ss. Orford November 15th 1843 subscribed and sworn to before D C Churchill Justice of the Peace
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I further certify that I have for many years last past been personally acquainted with said Abel Sawyer I have always considered him an honest upright man and a credible witness he is very aged and infirm but is as intelligent as can be expected for a man of his age.
D.C. Churchill Justice of the Peace
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State of New Hampshire
Secretary of States office

I do hereby certify That from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Service in the war of the Revolution, which remain in this office, it appears that the name of Phineas Stark is borne upon a "Pay Roll of Capt. Jeremiah Posts company in Colo [COLONEL] David Hobarts Regiment & Brigadier Genl [GENERAL] John Starks Brigade Militia July 1777 command of which company was given to Lieut. Jaber Vaughan as Captain by order of General Stark the 27 day of August" as a private in said company - Time of engagement July 24; Time of discharge Sept 24; time in service 2 months 2 days.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the State this 30th day of March 1855.
John L. Hadley
Secretary of State.
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State of New Hampshire
Grafton County SS. ⎬
I J D Sleeper Clerk of the Court of
Common Pleas in and for said County a
Court of Record hereby certify that O.S.
Ingalls within named before whom the within
affidavit purports to have been taken was
at the time of taking and certifying the same
an acting Justice of the Peace in & for said County of Grafton duly commissioned and qualified; and that the within signature purporting to be the said O. S. Ingalls is in my belief genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereto set my
hand and affixed the seal of said Court this thirteenth day of April Anno Domini 1855.
J D Sleeper Clerk
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Hanover April 5th 1855
D.C. Churchill Esqr Sir;

In relation to an examination made by and in accordance with your request I send you
the following certificate
I John C Worth Town Clerk of Hanover in the
County of Grafton State of New- Hampshire depose & say that I have held the office of Clerk of said Town of Hanover for the space of 22 days and I have possession of the records of said Town, and have carefully examined the same from the year seventeen hundred and Eighty to the year 1820 and can find no record of the marriage of Phineas Stark to Tryphena Stark within the period aforesaid, I further say
that there is no record of the Births of any children of said Phineas Stark & Tryphena Stark. the records do not appear to be full ["full" crossed out] regular and full, but nothing appears to raise a presumption against their marriage-
John C Worth Town Clerk

Grafton Ss. Hanover April 5th 1855 Subscribed and sworn to before me 
O.S. Ingalls Justice of the Peace
Fees for the examination &c. [ETC.].50 cts [CENTS]
J. C. Worth
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I Ephraim H Porter Town Clerk of Lyme in the County of Grafton State of New Hampshire depose and say that I have held the office of Clerk of said Town of Lyme since the second Tuesday of March 1855 and I have in my possession the records of said Town and have carefully examined the same from the year Seventeen hundred seventy five to the year Eighteen hundred fifty five and do not find any record of the Marriage of Phineas Stark to Tryphena Freeman within the period
aforesaid I further say that there is no record of the births of any Children of said Phineas Stark and Tryphena Stark The records do not appear to be regular and full but nothing appears to raise a presumption against their Marriage.
Lynn April 7, 1855
Ephraim K Porter, Town Clerk
Grafton Ss. Lyme New Hampshire April 7. 1855
Subscribed and sworn to before me
D C Churchill Justice of the Peace
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I Temperance Stark of Lyme in the County of
Grafton and State of New Hampshire aged 58 years depose and say that I am a Daughter of Phineas Stark late of said Lyme deceased - I further say that my said Father died at Lyme on the 27th day of February AD. 1832 since which time my Mother Tryphena Stark has not intermarried but is now a widow my said mother my sister Lucy and myself have lived together ever since my said Fathers death - I further say that I have never seen a family record of my said Fathers family and ["and" crossed] I never knew of any family record being made of the Births or death of any of my said Fathers family - I often heard my said Father tell of being in the Battle at Bennington Vermont and of Captain Post being wounded in said Battle

Temperance Stark

State of New Hampshire
County of Grafton} Lynn April 7. 1855
Then personally appeared Temperance Stark and made solemn oath that the above affidavit by her subscribed is true before me, and I further certify that I know the said Temperance Stark to be a credible person and that her statement above is entitled to full credit.
D C Churchill Justice of the Peace
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I Sylvanus Hewes of Lyme in the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire aged 65 years depose and say that I am a native of said Town of Lyme and have always resided in said Town. I was acquainted with Phineas Stark late of said Lyme deceased & his wife Tryphena Stark from my earliest recollection until he died and have since his death been acquainted with the said Tryphena Stark who is now living and is now the said widow of said Phineas Stark deceased - She was a sister of my mother
My Fathers [sic] farm joined the farm of said Phineas Stark and I have often heard the said Phineas Stark speak of being engaged in the Revolutionary war have heard him speak of being in the Battle at Bennington
I further say that the said Phineas Stark & wife were very respectable persons that they lived together from my earliest recollection until his death after the manner of husband and wife raised a large family of children three sons and
four daughters one of their sons is dead the other two are respectable Physicians, one of the Daughters is dead and the other three are living two of whom being maiden Daughters
have lived and now live with her. I have never heard an intimation from any one [sic] that the said Phineas Stark & Tryphena were not legally married, and I do not entertain a doubt but they were legally married at or about the time she states she was married
Sylvanus Hewes

State of New Hampshire
County of Grafton} ss. Lyme April 6. 1855
then personally appeared Sylvanus Hewes and made solemn oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true before me. I further certify that he is well known to me he is a credible person.
D.C. Churchill Justice of the Peace
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Lyme N H Nov 17 1855
Sir
Yours of the 8th inst [current month] relating to the application of the widow Tryphena Stark ["application" crossed out] for bounty land No 79.628 was duly received, saying "If Abel Sawyer of Orford N.H. Will "testify that Mrs. Tryphena Stark an applicant for bounty land "as the widow of Phineas Stark, is the widow of Phineas "Stark who served with him under Col Hobart in 1777, the "claim of Mrs Temperance [sic] [TRYPHENA] Stark will be favorably "considered -
I have no doubt that Abel Sawyer would so testify if living but he died in March 1846 being about 93 years old as appears by the affidavit of his son Benning Sawyer herewith presented -- In consequence of the death of said Abel Sawyer ["I have" crossed out] I have procured the affidavits of Mr. Justus Grant and the widow Beulah Hovey who are among our oldest citizens and have always lived in the vicinity of said Phineas Stark and Tryphena Stark and who knew them well and also had an opportunity to know whether or not they were the only persons by that name who lived in said Lyme and both testify that they never knew or heard of any other Phineas Stark residing in said Lyme except the husband of the said Tryphena Stark, which at her request I herewith present for your consideration -
I will here state that Mr. Justus Grant & Mrs Beulah Hovey are very intelligent for persons of their age and are very respectable persons both belong to the Congregational Church in Lyme and in regular standing and that full faith and credit may be given to their statements-
I further say that Erdix Tenny who is one of the subscribing witnesses to the application of Mrs Stark is now and for some 25 years last past has been the congregational Minister in said Lyme and resided within about 3 miles of the late residence
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of said Phineas Stark and for the last 5 or 6 years has resided within about 30 rods of the Widow Tryphena Stark Calvin P. Fairfield the other subscribing is one of the deacons of said Church and has been so for about fifteen years last past Sylvanus Hewes Esqr. whose affidavit accompanied her application is well known to your Honor he having been for two Sessions formerly a member of the N.H. Senate.
I further say that I have resided in said Lyme for the last forty four years and I know that no person by the name of Phineas Stark except the husband of said Tryphena Stark has resided in said Lyme during that period
I have the Hon [HONOR] to be very respectfully your friend & humble servant
D.C. Churchill

Hon Josiah Minot
Commr [COMMISSIONER] of Pensions
Washington D.C.
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No. 79628
ACT OF MARCH 3, 1855.
Received Apr. 18, 1855
Phineas Stark
Rev. [REVOLUTIONARY] War
Warrant 11094-160-55-
D. C. Churchill Lyme N. H.

[right sideways] 1920 March 17 Family data to Laura S. Nichols see her letter in John Stark. W1j40
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W.094
 16 Aug
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[stamp] PLYMOUTH N.H. APR 11 [Postage] THREE CENTS
79.628

J. D. Sleeper Esqr.
Haverhill
N. H.
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79.628
Hon L. P. Waldo
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
D C.
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Lyme New Hampshire April 13. 1855
Sir
At the request of the Widow Tryphena Stark of
said Lyme I herewith forward her declaration
and accompanying papers in support of her claim to bounty land, for your examination and decision - Mrs. Stark would be very much gratified if the Department would take immediate action on her application, if it is consistent with the rules of the Department,
on account of her advanced age
I have the Hon. [HONOR] to be very Respectfully your obt Servt [OBEDIENT SERVANT]
D.C. Churchill

Hon L. P. Waldo
commissioner of Pensions
Washington DC}
I am now at Haverhill attending a term of the
Court of Common Pleas is the reason of Mailing this package here-- any communication relative the case may be addressed to me at said Lyme N. H.
D.C. Churchill