Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40,962, for Edward Magoon, New Hampshire
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(3-1776)
Service 
N.H.
Magoon, Edward
Number
S.40,962
CONTENTS
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Vermont
17,661

Edward Magoon,
4
of Caledo Co in the State of Vermont
who was a private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel P Long, of the N. Hamps
line, for the term of one year, 1776
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont,
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 13 of April, 1818.
-
Certificate of Pension issued the 31 of July '20,
and sent to Benj Deming
agent, Danville, Vermont
---
Arrears to 4th of March 1820 $181.83
Semi-anl, all'ce ending 4. Sept. 1820  48
                                                            @229.83
22 mo 18/30
& 4/31

{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818 }

Notify sent June 23 1820
to Benj F Deming Esq
Danville 
Vt
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STATE OF VERMONT.
Caledonia COUNTY, SS. At a County Court, began and holden
at Danville within and for said County on the
First Monday of June A. D. 1820.
Present in Court, the Hon. Isaiah Fisk Chief Judge.
William Cahoon & 
John M Dana Esq. Assistant Judges.
Corrected Declaration)
(On this 20th day of June AD 1820 Edward Magoon
of Wheelock in the County of Caledonia and State of Vermont
personally appeared before the County Court in for said
Caledonia County in open Court (being a court of record for
said County) aged Sixty three years who being first duly
sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following
declaration in order to obtain the provision made
by the act of Congress of the 18th March 1818 and the 1st
May 1820 that he the said Edward Magoon enlisted for
the term of one year on the    day of August A.D. 1776
in the State of New Hampshire in the company commanded
by Capt Nathan Brown in the Regiment commanded
by Col Peirce Long in the line of the State of New
Hampshire on the continental establishment that he
continued to serve in said corps untill August A.D
1777 when he was discharged from the said service in
Stillwater in the State of New York
And in pursuance of the act of the 1st of May 1820
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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
bring 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 income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed
.
Edward Magoon
50 acres of last land under an incumbrance
of $34.00 back rent.................................................................................$116
1 yoke of oxen seven years old girth 5 feet 10 inch .....................38.50
1 cow,  1 old axe & 1 old chain .............................................................14.50
1 old scythe &  old knives & fork ............................................................. .75  
1 old [illegible] & 9 old spoons ................................................................  .75
7th of old Pewter Basins & plates ..........................................................  1.25
other old articles in the Cupboard ........................................................   2.00
1 old pot, 1 Kettle, & 1 Tea Kettle...........................................................   2.50
1 fire shovel tongs & 2 old Wheels ........................................................  2.25
6 old Chains & 2 old Tables ........................................................................ 3.00
2 old pails & 1 Salt Morter ..........................................................................   .84
2 old chests & 1 Hog......................................................................................  4.00
                                                                                                      $186.34
And I further declare that I firstly and legally
owe to sundry persons to the amount of about ................... 123.96
Edward Magoon

I am by occupation a laborer in poor health and not
able to perform more than half the labour I once could
my family are my wife Shoshaba aged 58 years in
poor health occasioned by the Rheumatism
Eli Magoon a Grandchild aged 5 years in usual health

Edward Magoon
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STATE OF VERMONT
Caledonia County ss, I Benjamin F Deming Clerk
of the County Court for the County aforesaid, do hereby
certify, that the foregoing oath and the schedule
thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the
said Court--and I do further certify that it is the opinion
of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the
property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is 
One hundred & Eighty six
Dollars and 34 -cents. - In testimony
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal
of the said Court, on this 23 day of June 1820,
Benj F Deming
Clerk of the County Court
for Caledonia County

Inventory $186.31
Debts deductor 123.90
                         $62.38
(Dep annexed)
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17,190
Edward Magoon,
Caledonia County
Vermont
original declaration
13. April, 1818.
of Col Pierce Long's
Regt N.H. line
Aug. 1776 to
Aug. 1777.
bury by his

Ben [crossed out] Not found
on rolls.
Service proved
by two credible
witnesses.
Benj. F. Deming
agent,
Danville, Vermont
Recd 26 July, 1820

[below upside down on same page]
14,190
Edward Magoons
Declaration

Copy lives in 
Wheelock
Vermont

Benj F. Deming
agent
Danville Vermont
rec'd July 26, 1820
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14,190
Edward Magoons
Declaration

Copy lives in
Wheelock
Vermont

Benj F. Deming
agent
Danville Vermont
rec'd July 26, 1820

[below upside down on same page]
17,190
Edward Magoon,
Caledonia County
Vermont
original declaration
13. April, 1818.
of Col Pierce Long's
Regt N.H. line
Aug. 1776 to
Aug. 1777.
bury by his

Ben [crossed out] Not found
on rolls.
Service proved
by two credible
witnesses.
Benj. F. Deming
agent,
Danville, Vermont
Recd 26 July, 1820
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Rev. War Section.

June 9, 1915.

Mr. W. H. Taylor,
Hardwick, Vermont.

Sir:

In response to your letter dated the 5" instant,
requesting information relative to five Revolutionary War
pensioners of Caledonia County, Vermont, you are
furnished the following data from the papers on file
in their respective claims.

sur. File No. 40, 962, Rev. War, Edward Magoon
enlisted in New Hampshire and served from August 1776,
to August 1777, as private and Corporal in Captain
Nathan Brown's company, Colonel Pierce Long's regiment
of New Hampshire troops and was in the expedition to
Ticonderoga.

In 1820 he was sixty-three years of age and a
resident of Wheelock, Vermont.
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Niarg 4
Edw Magoon
NY [illegible] 1818
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Rose New York
11th March 1846

Sir, 

I beg leave to request the honor
of being informed of the proof of service
on file in your Office in the claim of
Edward Magoon of Vermont who was
pensioned under act of Congress of 1818.
is sufficient to entitle him to an increase
under act of 7th June 1832, for services 
performed in a higher capacity than that
of a private, being that of sergeant &
as is asserted

I have the honor then
Respectfully Your Ob Sevt
W. G. Wade

Hon J L Edwards
Washington
D.C.
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J L Edwards
Niagra

Edward Magoon
Pens- act 1818
Vermont
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Pension Office
March 20, 1846

Sir

In answer to your enquiry respecting
the case of Edward Magoon, I have to inform
you that he served but one year, and would
of course, be entitled to an annual rate
of pension under the act of June 7 1832 less
than he receive under the law of March
18. 1818.

I am, respectfully
Your Obt Servant
J L Edwards
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SUPREME COURT OF VERMONT
JUSTICES CHAMBERS

Hardwick, Vermont
June 5, 1915


Gen Saltzgaler
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir
Can you furnish me
the history of the following 
soldiers of the Revolution who were
pensioners? Thier names are
found in the Vermont Pension
Roll under Caledonia County
under act of 1818
S. 40962 Edward Magoon Co. N.H. Con. Line
placed on roll July 31, 1820
S 41070 Nehemiah Phillips, Pr. N. H. Con Line
Placed on roll Sept 16 1819 Draper
under act 1820.
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(3 ) S 40,829 Ebenezer Chandler, Pr. N.H. con. Line
Placed on roll Ap. 11, 1829
(4) W. 23,848 Moses Darling, Pr N.H. Con. line
placed on Roll Sept 22 1820
Died Nov 3 1822
under act of 1832
(1) W 23977 James Miner, Pr & Scr  Conn
State Troops
placed on roll Dec. 9 1833
Died Sept 11, 1843

A memorial to the Soldiers
of the Revolution buried
in the town of Wheelock,
is being erected and it is
[illegible] that the forgoing
are included in the [illegible]
I am writing in
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the interest of Ford W. Chase
of Loon Lake NY with whom
you have already had some
correspondence.

Yours truly
W. H. Taylor
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40962
INVALID
Revy

File No, 40,962
Edward Magoon
Priv Rev War

Act 18 March 18
Index:- Vol 5, Page 506

{Arrangement of 1870.}

1915 June 9 Brief data to
N.H. Taylor
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139
Edward Magoon
Declaration
Dec term 1820
17.661 Copy
on
J. L. E.
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STATE OF VERMONT.
Caledonia COUNTY, SS. 
at Danville At a County Court, began and holden
within and for said County on the
Second Monday of December A.D. 1820
Present in Court, the Hon. Isaiah Fisk
Chief Judge.
John M Danal 
Pres West Esq ⎬Assistant Judges
On this 19th day of December 1820, personally appeared
in open Court (being a Court of Record, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount,
and having the power of fine and imprisonment) Edward Magoon
aged Sixty four years, resident in Wheelock in said County,
who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the
Revolutionary War as follows:-- In the Regiment commanded by
Col Pierce Long and in the company commanded
by Capt Nathan Brown in the Newhampshire
line in 1776 & 1777- my former Original
declaration was dated the 13th day of April 1818 and my
pension Certificate is numbered 17.661

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
bring 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 income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed
, and I also swear that this declaration, and the
facts therein set forth are just and true

A leave of 50 acres of land subject to rent of 
four and a half Bushel of wheat annually ---------$37.50
1 yoke of oxen -----35.00
1 Cow $12.00 1 Hoh  $3.50 ------ $15.00
6 old chairs 1.00 one old table 0.50 ----1.50
1 old pot 0.50 on old axe 0.34 ---- .84
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STATE OF VERMONT.
Caledonia COUNTY, SS. 
at Danville At a County Court, began and holden
within and for said County on the
Second Monday of December A.D. 1820
Present in Court, the Hon. Isaiah Fisk
Chief Judge.
John M Danal 
Pres West Esq ⎬Assistant Judges
On this 19th day of December 1820, personally appeared
in open Court (being a Court of Record, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount,
and having the power of fine and imprisonment) Edward Magoon
aged Sixty four years, resident in Wheelock in said County,
who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the
Revolutionary War as follows:-- In the Regiment commanded by
Col Pierce Long and in the company commanded
by Capt Nathan Brown in the Newhampshire
line in 1776 & 1777- my former Original
declaration was dated the 13th day of April 1818 and my
pension Certificate is numbered 17.661

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
bring 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 income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed
, and I also swear that this declaration, and the
facts therein set forth are just and true

A leave of 50 acres of land subject to rent of 
four and a half Bushel of wheat annually ---------$37.50
1 yoke of oxen -----35.00
1 Cow $12.00 1 Hoh  $3.50 ------ $15.00
6 old chairs 1.00 one old table 0.50 ----1.50
1 old pot 0.50 on old axe 0.34 ---- .84
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1 cow $12.00, 1 Hog $3.50 -----15.50
6 Old chairs 1.00 one old table 0.50 ----1.50
1 old pot 0.50 one old axe 0.34 ----.84
1 old Scythe 0.17 & 1 old hoe 0.8 -----.25
fire shovel & tongs (old) ----.25
1 pair fine dogs ---- 1.00
knives forks 0.20 Crockery ware 1.00 ---- 1.20
1 old chain, 0.80 1 old tea kettle .25 --- 1.05
                                                               $94.09
Edward Magoon

I am by occupation a Farmer an labourer in poor
health and almost wholly unable to Labour being lame
in one knee four of my ribs having been broken
and my shoulder fractured
my family are my wife aged 55 years in poor health
Eli Magoon a Grand Child aged 6 years in
usual health 
Edward Magoon
Sworn and declared in open Court on the 19th
day of December A.D. 1820
Before Isaiah Fisk Judge

STATE OF VERMONT,
Caledonia County, ss.
I Benjamin F Deming Clerk
of the County Court for the County aforesaid, do hereby
certify, that the foregoing oath and the schedule
thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the
said Court--and I do further certify that it is the opinion
of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the
property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is
Ninety four
-
Dollars and 9 cents. - In testimony
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal
of the said Court, on this 18th day of December 1820.
Benj F Deming Clerk of the County Court
for Caledonia County
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I Nathan Brown of Poplin in the
County of Rockingham and State of
New Hampshire of Lawfull age testify
and say I was captain of a Company
in Colonel Pierce Longs Regiment on the
Continental Establishment in New
Hampshire line that I well knew
Edward Magoon of Vermont [crossed out] [illegible] it in the
County of Caledonia & State of
Vermont
was a private in my Company stationed
at Great Island near Portsmouth
in August 1776 & that some time in
the month of January one thousand
seven hundred & Seventy seven said regeiment
was Ordered to March to Ticonderoga
where said Regiment staid untill the
retreat before Burgoin down the North
river to Stillwater where said regiment
had their discharge by General Orders
in August 1777 I further State
after we arrived at Ticonderoga I well
know that the said Edward Magoon
did perform the duty of Corporal in said
Company all the time untill said
Company was discharged as aforesaid
 Nathan Brown
June 10th AD 1820

Poplin June 10th AD 1820 
State of New Hampshire 
Rockingham ss
then Personally appear
Nathan Brown and made Solemn Oath
that the above deposition by him subscribed
 is true before me
Simon Magoun Justice Peace
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Rockingham June 10 1820 I
do hereby certify that the within
named Nathan Brown is a Credable
Witness
Simon Magoun Justice Peace
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I Timothy Tilton of Sandown in the County
of Rockingham & State of New Hampshire
testafy and say that I was Ensign in
Capt Nathan Brown Company in Colonel
Pierce Longs Regiment in the Continental
Establishment in New Hampshire line that
I well knew Edward Magoon of Wheelock
in the County of Caledonia & State of Vermont
was a Private in Capt Nathan Brown
Company Stationed at Great Island near
Portsmouth and that sometime in the
month of January one thousand Seven
hundred & Seventy Seven said regiment was
Ordered to March to Ticonderoga where
said regiment staid untill the retreat
before Burgoin down the north river to
Stillwater where said Regiment, had their
discharge by General Orders in August
A.D. 1777 I Further State after we arrived
at Ticonderoga I well knew that the
said Edward Magoon did perform the
Duty of a Corporal in said Company
all the time untill said Company
was discharged as aforesaid

Timothy Tilton
June 10th A.D. 1820

State of New Hampshire 
Rockingham ss
-

Then Personally appeared Timothy Tilton
and made Solemn Oath that the above
deposition by him subscribed is true
before me
Simon Magoun Justice Peace
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Rockingham ss June 1 1820 I do
hereby certify that the within named
Timothy Tilton is a Credable witness
Simon Magoun Just Peace


State of New Hampshire
Secretarys Office

I hereby certify that Simon Magoun
Esq whose name is subscribed to the
foregoing certificates is a Justice of the
peace for the County of Rockingham duly
appointed appointed and commissioned and
that to his acts and attestations as such
faith and credit are due
In testimony whereof I hereunto subcribe
my name and affix the public seal of the
State this 12th day of June AD 1820
Saml Sparhawk Sury