Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 1999, for Stephen Putney, New Hampshire
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(8-1776)|Number
Service
N.H. | Putney, Stephen | W. 1999
Sally | BL.WA.1308_160_55
Contents
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St:to T. French.J[illegible] 19/55
9704|Act March 8/55
March 22/55
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Sally Putney Widow of Stephen Putney Private
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Pri. Capt. Henry Butler
Col. Thomas Bartlett} N.H. Mil.
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Rev. War
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Pensioner
Admit 160 Ac, Jun 27" 1855
Boynton
Boynton
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L.D. Stenbly, Aug. 24/58
402
New Hampshire Concord
Sally Putney widow of Stephen Putney who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private
NH Sine
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Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 74 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.[crossed out]
3 February 1853
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Certificate of Pension issued the 21 day of May 18[cut off]
and sent to L.D. Stevens
Concord
NH
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Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under July 29, 1848, [crossed out] Page 20 Vol. A
1832
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1525
New Hampshire
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Stephen Putney of Boscawen in the State of N.H. who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain [Blank] of the Rgt. commanded by Col. Dearborn in the N.H. line for 22 mos &9 days
[faded]
This certificate is issued in lieu of the date of July 20, 1835
L. Com Celle L.5
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Inscribed on the Roll of New Hamp at the rate of 74 Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of Mar, 1834.
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Certificate of Pension ifsued[issued] the 10 day of Sept 1833 and sent O.C
West Concord N.H.
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Arrears to the 4th Sept 1835 $185.82
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept 84 37.17
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$222.99
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{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832}
Recorded By D. D. Addison Cle[cut off]
Book D  Vol. B52 Page 146
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Stephen Putney 9719
Boscawen
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DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State of New-Hampshire,
County of Merrimack}88. Court of Probate now sitting
On this 29th day of August 1832 personally appeared before the Judge of the Court of Probate for law bounty Stephen Putney a resident of Boscawen in the County of Merrimack and State of New-Hampshire, aged sixty-eight 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 1782 [underscore] with Captain Joshua Bailey and served in the Col. Henry Dearborn regiment of the Continental line, under the following named officers: vin
That he enlisted at Hopkinton in the count of Merrimack and the State of New Hampshire in April or May 1782 under Capt Joshua Bailey of the militia, and marched immediately to Saratoga New York and there joined the company commanded by Capt Daniel Livermore, in Col. Henry Dearborns Regt in the continental line.  Then marched to Albany & took ship to Newborough N. York thence to White Plains[crossed out] West Point & there remained until we were discharged, which was in June 1784 that he was not recorded of having any written discharge 
if he had one it is lost
That he knows of no person living whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service exerpt. Daniel Kimball who has sworn to aid subscribed this affadavit here unto annexed

He hereby relinquished 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.
Stephen Putney
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
Boswell Stevens Judge of Probate
H.B. Chase Register of the Court of the [crossed out] Court of Probate for the said County of Merrimack do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of the said Stephen Putney for a pension.  
In the testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of said Court, this twenty-ninth day of August, A.D. 1832.
H.B. Chase, Register of Probate
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Stephen Putney
No 9719
On [illegible] Role of alutments [illegilble]
18 May 1782_
10 Mo & 25 days
[illegible]
$36.10
[Illegible
J.I.hers
Concord
N.H.
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BRIEF in the case of Stephen Putney of Boscawen in the State N Hampshire
(Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 68 Years
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period.| Duration of Service.|Rank.|Names of General and field Officers under whom he served.
Apr or May In 17| Years, Months, Days.| As a| Gen.
He states that he enlisted in April or May 1782 & served until June 1784|Private| Capt Baily
Capt. Livermore
5. In what battles was he engaged? none stated
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Hopskinton
7. Is his statement supported by living witness, by documentary proof, by traditionary, evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Living witness
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
X Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
DD Addison 
Examining Clerk.
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State of New Hampshire
Hillsborough County 88: On this twenty-sixth day of February in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and fifty three personally appeared before me, Matthew Harvey Judge of the United States District Court within and for the District of New Hampshire Sally Putney, a resident of Manchester in said County aged six five years who beings duly sworn according to law, doth on her Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions of the Act of Congress passed February 3d 1853: that she is the widow of Stephen Putney who was a private soldier in the war of the Revolution and at the time of his death was in receipt of a Pension from the United States at the rate of Seventy Four Dollars and thirty three cents per annum under the Act of June 7th 1832: that she was married to the said Stephen Putney on the thirty first day of December in the year 1820 in the town of Boscawen in said State: that her name before said marriage was Sally Eastman: that her husband aforesaid died in said town of Boscawen on the eighteenth day of February in the year 1847: that he was paid at the Concord NH Pension Agency: that she still remains the widow of the said Stephen Putney and has never made application for a Pension. that her marriage aforesaid took place since January in the year 1800 [illegible] at the time above stated and that no public record
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thereof can be found due search having been made. 
Sally Putney
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before
Matthew Harvey Dist. Judge
US. Dist. New hampshire
And I certify that I am well acquainted with the said Sally Putney and know that she lkived with the said Stephen Putney as his wife from the time of her said marriage with him until his decease And I further certify that by reason of bodily infirmity that said Sally Eastman is unable to appear in Court which is the reason for taking the foregoing declaration in her place of residence
Matthew Harvey D.J.
I, Allcent R. Hatch, clerk of the District COurt of the United States within & for the District of New Hampshire do certify that Matthew Harvey is the Judge of said Court and that his signature above written is genuine.
Written my hand and the seal of said Court the day and year above written
Allcent R. Hatch 
Clerk
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I Adaline S Davis of Manchester ni[in] the County of Hillsborough and State of New Hampshire [illegible] and say that I am forty three years of age; that I am well acquainted with Sally Putney widow of Stephen Putney deceased late of Boscawen and have always known her from my infancy; that her name before marriage to Stephen Putney was Sally Eastman; that I was well acquainted with said Stephen Putney and always had been from my earliest recollection; that I was present at the marriage of the said Sally Eastman & Stephen Putney in the  town of Hopkinton; that the marriage took place on the thirty first day of December AD 1820; that they lived together afterward , as man and wife till the death of the said Stephen Putney to my certain personal knowledge; that the said Sally & Stephen Putney have now four children living whom I know well; that the said Stephen Putney was a soldier in the war of the Revolution and received a pension from the United States until death.
Adaline S. Davis
Subscribed and sworn to on this ninth day of February AD 1853. I certify that the above named deponent is a respectable resident of said county and entitled to credit
Before me S D Stevens Justice of the Peace
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Adaline Davis
Deposition in the Putney Case[underscored]
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State of New-Hampshire
MERRIMACK, SS.
I, Nehemiah Butler, Clerk of the Court of the Common Pleas within and for said County, hereby certify that Syman D. Stevens Esq., before whom the annexed oath was made and who has thereunto subscribed his name, was, at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn, and duly authorized to administer oaths and take acknowledgement of deeds, &c., and that his signature thereunto is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name, and affixed that seal of said Court, this eighteenth day of March A.D. 1853.
N. Butler Clerk.
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STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
Merrimack ss.
I, William P. Foster
Register of Probate for the County of Merrimack, do hereby certify that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited
to said Court that Stephen Pitney
was a pensioner of the
United States, at the rate of Eighty four dollars & 33/100 per annum
was a resident of the County of Merrimack, in the State of New-Hampshire,
and died in the town of Boscawen
in the State aforesaid, in the year 1847
on the 18th day of February
that he left a Widow
whose name is
Sally Putney- who is still living
& remains his widow
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my seal of office, at
on this Eighteenth day of March
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred &
fifty three
W. P. Foster REGISTER OF PROBATE.
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State of New Hampshire
Merrimack County Ss
Town Clerk's Office Boscawen N. H.
February 14th 1853,
The intention of marriage between Mr Stephen Putney of Boscawen and Miss Sally Eastman of Hopkinton was made known December twenty seventh one thousand eight hundred and twenty.
Hezh[Hezekiah] Fellows Town Clk.
I certify that the above is a true copy of the record with the exception of the date and figures which are expressed in the record
in fair legible characters and figures as follows.
a

"Decr 27-1820"

Hezh[Hezekiah] Fellows Town Clerk of Boscawen
Hezekiah Fellows above named, depose and say that I hold the office
of town clerk in the state, County and town aforesaid and that the above is a
true extract from the records of the said town of Boscawen, with
the exception above named as certified by me
I further certify that I have carefully examined the records in
this office and find no record of the marriage of the above named
Stephen Putney and Sally Eastman
Hezh[Hezekiah] Fellows Town Clerk of Boscowen
Subscribed and sworn to on the day and year first above written
Before me,
Hezh[Hezekiah] Fellows Justice of the Peace