Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18,241, for Jonathan Taylor, New Hampshire
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(8-1776)
SERVICE NUMBER
N.H. Taylor, Jonathan S. 18,241
carded
CONTENTS
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952
New Hampshire
Jonathan Taylor
of Stafford Co in the State of N H
who was a Private in the Company commanded
by Captain Farrell of the Regt [regiment] commanded
by Col Reed, in the [illegible]
line for. 6 May from 1781
Inscribed on the Roll of NH
at the rate of
26 Dollars - Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23d day of October
1832 and sent Daniel
Gale Merideth Bridge PO. NH
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 $30
Semi-anl. allowance ending 33 10
$40
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by [illegible] Blain Clerk
Book D  Vol. 1st Page 187
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5991
Jonathan Taylor
Private
New Hampshire

NCE

In the rolls of enlistments from Gilmanton as having which for 6 months

Advance
JLE
$20

To Danl Gall
NH
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5991
Brief in the case of Jonathan Taylor of Gilmonton and Strafford Counties in the state of New Hampshire 
Act 7 June 1832

1.Was the declaration made before a Court or 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? 68
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period.
In 1781
July to equation
charged at
Saratoga
Years,
Duration of Service.
Months,
6
Days.
Rank.
As a
private
Names of General and Field Officers
under whom he served.
Col Reed, Capt
Farwell
In what battles was he engaged? None Mentioned
Where did he reside when he entered the service: Gilmanton
Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence
by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?
opinion of the Court alone
Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
No clergyman's Certificate-No living
no evidence of any kind
witnesses
certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case
above mentioned.
W Easton
Examining Clerk
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Jonathan Taylor
Sworn
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In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
County of Superior Court of Judicatine
On this 22
August Term 1832
day of August personally appeared before the Judges of the Superior
federal Court Jonathan Taylor resident of Gilmanton in the County of
Sutton and State of New-Hampshire, aged 68
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 provision
made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the
year 1781
with
and served in the
regiment of the New Hampshire line, under the following named officers: I Jonathan Taylor
now and formerly of Gilmanton aforesaid, did entist
as a soldier in the service of the United States in the
Revolutionary War the New Hampshire line on the
Continental establishment in Captain Farwell's
being in Col. Reed's Regiment the first of July
1781, for the time of six months and marched from
Gilmanton to Exeter, from there to the White plains
in the State of New York, thence to Peekskill, Fishkill
Albany to Saratoga and at the expiration of the
said six months I was discharged at Saratoga
I had a written discharge signed by Major
William Scott
last
which discharge I have
DECLARATION.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares
that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any State,
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Jonathan Taylor
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier,
and served as he states.
Attest A. Peirce, Clerk
Andrew Price of the Superior Court of Indiana do hereby certify,
that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of
Jonathan Taylor for a pension.
said Court
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of this
22
day of August AD 1832.
A Peirce, Clerk
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Rev and 1812
Wars Section

February 28, 1929
Mrs. Mary L. P. Landers
130 East Main Street
Meriden, Connecticut
I advise you that this bureau is unable to furnish the history of a soldier of the Revolution unless a claim for pension or bounty land has been made on account of
his services. The history of Jonathan Taylor, S.18241, furnished
you on the 14th instant, is that of the only soldier by that name who served in the New Hampshire Troops or to was pensioned from that State, found on the Revolutionary War
records of this bureau.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.
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February 14 1928

Mrs. Mary P. Landers
130 E. Main Street
Meriden, Conn.

Madam:

I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War
pension claim, S. 18241, it appears that Jonathan Taylor, while residing in Gilmanton, New Hampshire,
enlisted July 1, 1781 and served six months in Captain Farwell's Company, Colonel Reed's New Hampshire Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 22, 1832, at which time he was living in Gilmanton,
New Hampshire, aged sixty-eight years.
There are no data as to family.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name of person paid, and possibly the date of death of
the Revolutionary War pensioner, Jonathan Taylor, S.18241, you should apply to the Records Division, General Accounting
Office, Washington, D. C., citing all of the following data
Jonathan Taylor, Certificate No. 252, issued October 23,
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1832, rate $20.00 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831,
Act of June 7, 1832, New Hampshire Agency,
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.
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April 24, 1931
Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
EEL


Harold Murdock Taylor
2286 Cranston Street
Cranston, Rhode Island
Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter of March 18, 1931
In reply you are advised that on March 18, 1931, you were furnished the history of the only soldier, named Jonathan Taylor, of New Hampshire, found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau, and said records do not show a claim for pension on file on account of the services of Anthony Taylor.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner.
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March 14 1930

Rev.
Wars Section
AWFFAIM

Mr. Harold Murdock Taylor
16 Fairmount Street
Medford Hillside
Massachusetts.

Dear Sir:

I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 18241, it appears that Jonathan Taylor, while residing in Gilmanton, New Hampshire, enlisted July 1,
1781 and served six months in Captain Farwell's Company, Colonel
Reed's New Hampshire Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed 1832, at which time he was living in Gilmanton, New aged sixty-eight years.
There are no data as to family.
Very truly yours,
EARL D. CHURCH
Commissioner.
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18241
Invalid
File No 18241
Jonathan Taylor
Rev War
June 7 32
Vol 1 Page 445

Arrangement of 1870

Oct. 17. 1901
Chas. H. Taylor
Chicago Ill
Dec. 12, 1904 His to
Anna M. Batchelder
White River JC NH

1929 Feb 14. Hist
to Mrs. Mary P. Landers Avery
1929 Feb 28-Mrs.MLP Lauders
and only N.H. soldier etc 

1930 Mar. 14 Hist to
Mrs Harold Murdock Taylor
See Case of Jacob Taylor
W16436
1931 - Apr. 24 Hist to Harold
Murdock Taylor and that
he was furnished history on Mar 14 1930
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2286 CRANSTON STREET
CRANSTON, R.I.
 March 18, 1931

Commissioner,
Veterans Administration,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir

Revolutionary Section
Will you kindly furnish any Pension information
on file with reference to the following Revolutionary
soldiers:
Jonathan Taylor, b. 1750 in Hampton,
d. 1832 in Danbury, New Hampshire.
New Hampshire;
Dorothy French Taylor. Had 14 ch.
Wife, Dolly or Dorothy French Taylor
Had 14 children Called Lieut
Jonathan Taylor in Boscawen, N. H. History. May have enlisted from Boscawen, Salisbury, Andover or Hampstead, better organized towns at that time
than Alexandria, now Danbury, N. H. Credited to Alexandria in Association Test of 1776.
Anthony Taylor, b. 1749 in Hampton, New Hampshire;
d. Jan. 2, 1826, in Danbury, formerly Alexandria, N. H. Wife, Priscilla who died 1802 and he remarried Joanna Page Reed who died in 1820. If he received a Pension, he also might be credited to any of the above mentioned New Hampshire towns.
Appreciating your best efforts to supply any
information with respect to the above named soldiers at
your earliest convenience,
Yours very truly,
-
Harold M. Taylor
Harold Murdock Taylor
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February 25, 1929.
130 East Main St.,
Meriden, Conn.
Re: Taylor Jonathan
Wife Badger, Judith

Winfield Scott, Commissioner,
Dept. of the Interior,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

My dear Mr. Scott:
In reply to your letter of Feb. 14 would state that I have an
old letter from the Sec'y of State's office in Concord, N. H.
which reads as follows: Jonathan Taylor, residence not stated,
engaged July 5, 1777 under Lieut. Col. Webster to re-inforce the
garrison at Ticonderoga. On another roll joined the No. Continental
Army, was at Bennington, Saratoga and Stillwater, Lieut. Col.
Webster's command was raised in the vicinity of Gilmanton and
it is inferred Jonathan Taylor of Gilmanton was in this organization
,
18
The New Hampshire Historical Soc. have written me that from this
letter which was dated 10-5-1894, I might use the following
citations: N.H.Revrolls, Vol. 2 p. 125, 171, Vol. 3, p. 255-506.
In your letter you stated Jonathan Taylor, S -- 18241 enlisted
7 - 1 - 1781 and served in Capt. Farwell's company, Col. Reed's N.H.
Regiment. Thus it will be seen there were two Jonathan Taylorsfrom
Gilmanton. We had always supposed our Jonathan Taylor was
born 8 - 5 - 1764 and married Judith Badger ( my great-grandmother)
We have now learned there were two Judith Badgers in Gilmanton.
Is there any possible reference which you might suggest for
this matter to be straightened out as I have written Gilmanton
and their records are very incomplete and do not give birth and
death dates of either J. Taylor or Judith Badger.
At your suggestion I have written the Records Div. General
Accounting office, Washington, giving the data you requested.
My Rev. ancestor was living in Gilmanton when he received his
pensions and he is buried in that town.
If you can possibly throw any light on this complicated picture
will you kindly write me as soon as possible as my papers are
being held up for an interminable length of time.
Thanking you for a prompt reply,

Very truly yours,
Mary L.P. Landers
( Mrs ) Mary L. P. Landers.
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465 Bowen Ang
Chicago. Aug. 19 1901

Commissioner of Pensions
Wash DC

Dear Sir

Will you kindly inform me whether and
application for pension was ever made by Jonathan Taylor of Rowley Mass., who served in a N.H. regiment in the Revolutionary War. He
was at Aucher I think, before the war
and about
1788 moved to
Rowley, Essex Co. Mass
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where he died in 1825 that I am in search
of especially in the place of his birth, and also
date thereof. If you have any record of these date please include the information
in your reply
and oblige
Yours very Truly

Charles A. Taylor
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US PENSION
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AUG
21
1901
OFFICE

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U. S.
OLD WAR & NAVY
SEP 9 1901
FILES.
P. B.
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130 East Main St.,
Meriden,Conn.
February 11, 1929.

Re:  Taylor [underlined] Jonathan,Gilmanton, N.H.
Born...........................Married........................Died
8-5-1764.....................................................3-30-1820  ?
    Badger, [underlined] Judith, Wife
     ?..................................?..........................11-21-1850

Pension Bureau,
Department of Interior,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:

On January 4th I wrote you to ask if you could assist me in regard to the birth date of my greatgrandfather, Jonathan Taylor, also the parents of wife, Judith Badger, who both lived at Gilmanton, N.H. or Belmont, N.H.  Jonathan Taylor enlisted very young and received his pension at Gilmanton.  Would it by any chance, be possible to obtain the names of the parents of wife, Judith Badger, also verification of date of birth of Jonathan Taylor as it has been difficult to obtain this from Dept. of Vital Statistics in Concord, N.H. and they are not on file in Gilmanton.  Is J. Taylor's death date correct?

Will you kindly respond to this second inquiry as it is important that these dates are forthcoming.

Very truly yours,
Mary L. Landers.
(Mrs.) Mary L.P. Landers.

[stamp]
U.S. PENSION
O
FEB 
12
1929
OFFICE
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130 East Main
Meriden,Conn.
January 4, 1929.

Re: Taylor [underlined] Jonathan, Gilmanton, N.H.
Born...........................Married........................Died
8-5-1764.................2-3-1789 .............3-30-1820 
Badger, [underlined] Judith, Wife
5-15-1766...............2-3-1789..............11-21-1850

Pension Bureau,
Department of Interior,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir :

Am extremely anxious to verify the birth date of my greatgrandfather, Jonathan Taylor, also the parents of wife, Judith Badger, whom records at Concord state both lived in Gilmanton or Belmont, N.H.  As a last source of inquiry,am writing to ascertain if by any chance the names and dates of the wife of a pensioner, (my great-grandfather having received his for some time ) would have been filed with the pensioner's name and address.   Have been unable to verify the names of the parents of Judith Badger, and anything whatsoever that you might have, or could suggest would be very much appreciated.

Thanking you for prompt response to this request,

Very truly yours,
Mary L. Landers.
(Mrs.) Mary Parker Landers.

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U.S. PENSION
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JAN
5
1929
OFFICE
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18241
Jon'a Taylor
_________________________
Aug. 22  1832
Gilmanton N.H.--68
__________________________
F1 July   Gilmanton N.H.

Capt Farwell [Ranswell stricken out]
Col  Reed
Pvt--6 mos
___________________________
No Bat
__________________________
Place & date of birth
not stated
___________________________
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White River Junction, Vt.,
November 24, 1904.

Commissioner of Pensions.
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:,

Is there any record that one Jonathan Taylor, who came from some where in New Hampshire, ever served in the War of the Revolution?  Did he Draw a pension for such service?

Kindly let me know, and oblige.

Yours truly,
James M. Batchelder.
White River Junction
Vermont.
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U.S.
OLD WAR & NAVY
NOV 28 1904
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P.B.