Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3210, Samuel Eaton, N.H.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE                                                     NUMBER
N.H             Eaton, Samuel               R. 3210
                                Lydia
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CONTENTS
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1798
New Hampshire
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Lydia Eaton decd
Wid of Samuel
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Act 4 July 1836
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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Office of the Secretary of State.

I, JESSE A. GOVE, Deputy Secretary of State aforesaid, do hereby certify
that Levi B. Tucker is an acting Justice of
the Peace in and for the County of Rockingham duly commissioned and
qualified, and duly authorized by the Laws of said State to administer oaths, take the acknowledgment
of Deeds, [illegible]. His commission was dated on the 22' day of
June 1849,, and will expire on the 22'
day of June 1854,,

[Outline of a folded seal on left] Given under my hand and the Seal of the
State, this fourth day of
November 1851,,

Jesse A. Gove
Deputy Secretary of State.
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State of New Hampshire.
Secretary of State's Office. 

I, John L. Hadley, Secretary of State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Edson Hill is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Merrimack, duly commissioned and qualified, and duly authorized by the Laws of said State to administer Oaths, take the acknowledgment of Deeds. [illegible] His Commission was dated on the first day of November 1850, and will expire on first day of November 1855,
Given under my hand and the seal of the State this fourth day of November 1851, 
John L. Hadley Secretary of State
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Know All Men by these Presents––That I Jesse Eaton of Salisbury
State of New Hampshire, for, & in behalf of myself, John L. Lydia, Mehitable
& Lucy, children of Lydia Eaton, Deceased: and Samuel Eaton Deceased:
do hereby constitute and appoint Jesse A. Gove, Concord, N.H. my true
and lawful attorney, for me and in my name, to receive from the United States the arrearages
due, (of pension) my late mother from the fourth
day of March 183: to the 29th day of March 1839:–
Witness my hand and seal this twenty eighth day of October 1851,,__
Sealed and Delivered}                 Jesse Eaton 
      in presence of      }
Edson Hill
James S Cogswell


State of New Hampshire}    BE IT KNOWN––That on the 28th day of October
Merrimack COUNTY, SS.}       1851, before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace,
                                                    in and for the said County, personally appeared
                   Jesse Eaton
above named, and acknowledged the foregoing power of attorney to be his act and deed.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, the day and year last abovementioned.
Edson Hill  Justice of the Peace.
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State of New Hampshire}    BE IT KNOWN––That on the 28th day of October
Merrimack COUNTY, SS.}       1851, before me, a Justice of the Peace
                                                    duly authorized, by the laws of the State, to administer
oaths, personally appeared Jesse A. Gove the attorney named in the
foregoing power of attorney, and made oath, that he has no interest whatever in the money
he is authorized to receive by virtue of the foregoing power of attorney, either by any pledge,
mortgage, sale, assignment, or transfer, and that he does not know or believe that the same
has been so disposed of to any person whatever.
Sworn and Subscribed the day and year last abovementioned.
Before me,
Edson Hill Justice of the Peace.
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State of Newhampshire
Merrimack NH_ S.S._
On this twenty Eighth day of October
In the year of our Lord, one thousand
Eight hundred and fifty one personally
appeared before the Court of Probate held
this day, at Concord, in and for said
County aforesaid, Jesse Eaton aged
    years a resident of Salisbury
in the County & State aforesaid, who,
being first duly sworn according
to law, doth, upon his oath, make
the following declaration, in order to
obtain the benefit of the provision made
by the act of Congress passed July 4:
1836: that he is a child of Lydia
Eaton, Deceased, who was a widow
of Samuel Eaton, who was a revolutionary
soldier: that his father the
aforesaid Samuel Eaton entered the
service of the United States as a private
Soldier, from Plaistow, in the County
of Rockingham on or about the
fifth day of November AD 1775: in
Captain Richard Dow's Company and
was stationed on Great Island for
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a considerable time: _
That he afterwards
enlisted into Caption Jesse Page's
Company, in Colonel Abraham
Drake's Regiment, which marched
to reinforce the Northern Continental
Army in the month of September A.D.
1777: and continued in actual service
for about three months and one half
and was honourably discharged about
the fifteenth of December A.D. 1777:–
That he again enlisted into the
Service of the United States on the
tenth day of July A.D. 1781: for the
term of six months to serve at [illegible]
Point, and continued in actual service
for the term of five months and
upwards, and was honorably discharged
about the Eleventh day of December
A.D. 1781: all of which will more
fully appear by reference to the
Certificate of the Secretary of the State
of New Hampshire of his Services
herewith presented:
He further declares
that the said Lydia Eaton was married
to the aforesaid Samuel Eaton on the
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tenth day of October in the year
seventeen hundred and Eighty,
that Samuel Eaton, aforesaid, died
on the Seventh day of March A.D. 1826:
That Lydia Eaton, aforesaid, remained
a widow until her death on the
twenty ninth day of March A.D.
1839: that she never drew a pension,
that there are five Living Children
only viz. Jesse - John L, Lydia,
Mehitable and Lucy: that for, and
in their behalf, he now applies for
the arrearage of Pension that my
be found due their mother, under
any, and all the acts of Congress, that
my be found applicable to the case,
and that he is interested:
                                   Jesse Eaton

Sworn, and subscribed to, before me,
in open Court, at Concord this 28th dy of October
A.D. 1851: and I certify, that I well know the affiant
and that he is a credible witness:
[Outline of a seal]    Given under my hand and the seal
                                   of said Court this 28th day of October
                                   AD 1851:
Horace Chase Judge of Probate
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State of New Hampshire 
Merrimack Ss. Court of Probate holden at Concord in said
County on the twenty eighth day of October A.D. 1851
I certify that satisfactory evidence was addressed
to me in open Court, by the affidavits of John Greely
and Nathaniel Greely, who are credible witnesses, that
Samuel Eaton [of Salisbury - crossed out] late of Salisbury in said County
was in their belief a Revolutionary Soldier; that said Samuel
Eaton died on the seventh day of March in the year
eighteen hundred and twenty six _ that they were
present at his funeral _ that said Samuel Eaton left
a widow, who survived him until the twenty ninth day
of March in the year eighteen hundred and thirty nine
when she died _ and that there are only five children
of said Samuel Eaton now living namely, Jesse
Eaton, John S. Eaton, Lydia Fifield, Mehitable
Smith and Lucy Brownell.
[Seal on left]       Given under my hand and the seal of said
                             Court this 28th day of October Anno Domini 1851.
                                                Horace Chase Judge of Probate
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State of New Hampshire, County of Rockingham
Town of Plaistow

Seventeen hundred eighty, October tenth.
Mr. Samuel Eaton and Miss Lydia Ladd,
both of Plaistow married.

I certify that the above is a
true copy of the record, with the exception
of the date, which is expressed on the
record in fair legible figures, as follows,
1780. Oct 10th
Nathl K. Kelly Clerk

I Nathaniel K. Kelly above named,
depose and say, that I hold the office
of Clerk of the Congregational Church in
the town, County and State aforesaid,
and that the above is a true copy from the
records of said church, with the exception
above named, as certified by me.
Nathl K. Kelly Clerk.
Subscribed and duly sworn to before me
this twenty-third day of October, A.D. 1857
Levi B. Tucker Justice of the Peace
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}State of New Hampshire
}Office of Secretary of State
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 Samuel Eaton
is borne upon
"A return of Capt
Richard Dow's Company on [illegible]
Island, Novr. 5th, 1775" viz, "Samuel Eaton,
Private" –
And upon a Roll Endorsed as
follows, "Men mustered by Colo Josiah
Bartlett Octo 1777, Gen Whipple" viz.
Samuel Eaton, Plastow, months advance $4,,0,,0
hand money 2,, 2,, 0",,_
And upon a "Pay Roll of Captain Jesse
Pages Company in Colonel Abraham Drakes
Regiment raised out of the Regiment commanded
by the Honble Josiah Bartlett Esq to reinforce the
Northern Continental army September 1777, viz.
"Samuel Eaton, private, Entry Sept 8. Discharge Decr 15.
                         mo   days
time in service 8    _   8,,"
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And upon a list or Rall, as follows,
"Six months levies to reinforce New
Hampshire line at West Point in
1781 ". -- "Samuel Eaton [underlined], time in service
5 months, 2 days. Amount of Wages 10,, 2,, 8,,"

And upon a
"Pay Roll for the six months
men raised by the State of New Hampshire
to serve in Continental army in the year
1781, at West Point" _ Samuel Eaton,
time when mustered July 10, 1781. Time when
Discharged Decr 11, 1781. Time in Service 5 months
2 days" _
and upon a List of "Six months men in
1781, vote 27th Feby 1781" "Samuel Eaton, No 3,
of 10 - 2 - 8," orders drawn,--
Given under my hand
and the Seal of the State
this 30th day of August A.D. 1851,,
John L. Hadley
Secretary of State
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Concord, Nov 6, 1837,,
Sir,
I herewith transmit
the claim of the heirs of Lydia [underlined]
Eaton [underlined], deceased ^late widow of Samuel [underlined]
Eaton [underlined], deceased, who was a
Revolutionary solder, for arrearages
of Pension due her at her death:
I am sir, Respectfully
Your humble Servant
Jesse A. Gove:
Attorney  __
To Commissioner of Pensions: –
Washington
D.C.
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3210 - Ref.
3 - 068.
(Old No. 3 –– 649.)           6––20
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Bureau of Pensions.
Samuel Eaton,
by Jesse Eaton
Oct. 28, 1851 Salisbury NH
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75   Plaistow NH
Capt Richard [illegible]
Col-
Pvt term not stated
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Oct. 77
Capt. Josiah Whipple
Pvt.
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Sept 8
77         Capt Jesse Page
Col Abraham Broke
Pvt - 3 mo 8 days
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1781  Capt
July  Col
Pvt. 5 m. 2 ds.
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Mrs. Lydia Eaton
Oct [illegible], 1750 at Plaistow, NH
[illegible] Mch. 7. 1826
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She died Mch. 29, 1839 
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Reg - no battle
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am
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Hancock Hillsboro County New Hampshire May 20 1905 

Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C. 

Dear Sir - Will you please send me certificate of service from Bureau of Pensions of Samuel Eaton Born in Needham Mass Oct 20 1760 died in Hancock New Hampshire July 2 1825 private in Capt Robert Smith Needham (Mass) Co Lieut Col Symmes detachment also service under Maj Gen Heath also service in Capt Abel Richards Co Col. Jonathan Coggswell's Regt. and greatly oblige 
Very respectfully Fred C. Eaton 
P.S. This service was in the war for American independence 

U.S. PENSION OFFICE A MAY 24 1905

May 24 1905 Files
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3210 Reg
3-068. (Old No. 3 -- 649.) 6-20 
[illegible] [faded] 
Bureau of Pensions. 
Samuel Eaton 
[illegible]

Reliable testimony has not been furnished to identify Samuel with either of the soldiers of the same name for there are at least two of that name borne on the Books of the Secretary of the State of N.H.
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June 5 - 1905. Hist to Fred C. Eaton, Hollis [strikethrough] Hancock N.H. 
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 9, 1873 [strikethrough]. 
3210
P. O.  Lydia Eaton
Service: Samuel
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.

REJECTED
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7798

Lydia Eaton [illegible] of Samuel?
New Hampshire Lt. Jesse A. Gove, April 6 / 52 3210 July 4, 1836