Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 20632, Martin Ashley, N.H.
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Service
N. H. 
Ashely, Martin,
Theodosia
Number W. 20632
Contents 
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8562
Vermont
Martin Ashley
of Rutland Co in the State of Vermont who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Cook of the regt. commanded by Col Hickney in the N. H. ma. for 6 m 8 d.
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 20 Dollars 90 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 day of Apl. 1833 and sent to R. Temple
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $41.80
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept 10.45
[total] $52.25
Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk
Book C Vol. 3 Page 50
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Martin Ashley
34 mo.
21593
to [illegible] per testimony
This applicant not having been able to prove his service by John Kilbourn Esq. as was expected, the case is submitted without proof.
[signed] R. Temple
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State of Vermont}
Rutland County ss.}
On this 21st day of August A. D. 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Judge of the Probate Court of Rutland Dist. now sitting, Martin Ashley a resident of the County of Rutland and State of Vermont, aged 73 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 act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
In 1776 he lived in Keene, N Hampshire & in the spring of that year he enlisted under Capt. Cook for one year, in a Continental Regt. as he believes, but he does not remember the names of the other officers, as he was soon after put to driving a team, & drawing heavy ordinance from Keene to Ticonderoga, and after driving near four months, being slender & unable to endure fatigue he was dismissed at Keene by a Continental Major whose name he has forgotten. In 1777 he enlisted at Walpole in July he thinks, for three months, & served in Capt. Christopher Webber's company. Lt Waldo, Ensign Wilcox, Col Silas Stickney's Regt. marched thro Charleston No 4 to Bennington, & joined the army under Genl. Stark. was in the battle of Bennington, when Lt. Waldo was wounded by a musket ball thro the wrist, & he understands has been on the invalid pension roll, but is dead. Sergeant Eastman of said company was killed. after the battle he remained & took care of & nursed the wounded until after the surrender of Burgoyne & his army. Soon after which he was dismissed; after serving three months. In January 1779 he enlisted into a Continental Regt. at Walpole under Lt. Casey for three years, with an understanding, as he was not in very good health, that he should have the privilege of procuring a substitute if he did not recover his health, and after about three months, in April, he hired his brother Daniel Ashley to take his place, he being yet out of health, & paid his said brother fifty dollars for so doing & his said brother joined the army in his stead, and after serving about two years he died with the small pox on the march with the army that went to the south in 1781 under Genl. Washington & captured Cornwallis, but the deponent does not remember the
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Regiment, nor the officers names, but he believes it was a New Hampshire Regt. & thinks the Col. lived in Exeter. He afterwards was called out on alarm under Genl. Bellows & marched to Newbury, Vermont, in the winter, when a party of the army came there under a British officer named Johnson & staid about eight days. He never rec'd [received] any written discharge, & has no documentary evidence & knows of no person whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his service except he supposes he can from part of his services by John Kilbourn Esq. He knew Genl. Stark, Col. Warner, & many others whose names he has forgotten. He was born at Suffield, Connecticut the 20 of November 1758. His age is recorded there. Since the Revolutionary war he lived a few years in Walpole, New Hampshire & for more that 40 years past he has lived in Shrewsbury, Vt. There is no clergyman residing in Shrewsbury, but he is known to most of the inhabitants.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State.
[signed] Martin Ashley
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid [signed] R. C. Royce Reg
We Levi Finney residing in Shrewsbury and Silas Beverstock residing in the same place, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Martin Ashley who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 73 years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
[signed] Levi Finney, Silas Beverstock
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. [signed] R. C. Royce Regt.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Levi Finney who has signed, the preceding certificate, is a credible person resident in Shrewsbury and that Silas Beverstock who has also signed the same, is a resident in Shrewsbury and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I Rodney C. Royce Regt. of the Court of Probate do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Martin Ashley for a Pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 20 day of Sept A. D. 1832. [signed] R. C. Royer
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W. T.
Martin Ashley
Rutland Co
Vermont
3 mo dis allowed
pri. 6 mo 8 ds admd
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
Pension Office,
183
Sir,
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed
before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew [show] what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing [showing] the Service of Martin Ashley
Period when the service was rendered. | Duration of the claimant's service. / Years. /Months. Days. | Rank of the claimant. | Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. | Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. | Battles in which the applicant was engaged. | Country through which he marched. | Places of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. | Evidence by which the declaration is supported.
Spring 1776 | 4 mos | Private | Capt Cook | [blank] | [blank} | [blank] | 73 years Keene N Hamp | Transitionary
1777 | 2 mos 2 days | [blank] | Capt Webber /Col Hickney | Bennington | march'd to Charleston No 4 to Bennington | [blank] | [blank]
Jany 1779 | 3 mos | [blank] | [blank] | [blank] | [blank] | [blank] | [blank] | [blank]
[blank] 8 days | [blank] | [blank] | Genl Bellows | [blank] | March'd to Newbury | [blank] | [blank}

I am, respectfully
Your obedient servant,
J. L. Edwards,
Commissioner of Pensions.

x per Roll of service
x Daniel Ashley appears not to have entered the service as substitute
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers, all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who
were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are
also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.

DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or Dist
County of
On this day of
A.B. a resident (b) of personally appeared (a) before in the county of and State, Territory or District 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 provion made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) served in the (e) regiment of the
with and line, under the following named officers:

(Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged,
and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension on an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.   A. B.

[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. 

I, of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this
day of & c.

If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.

Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with
and C. D. residing in (the same) subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be who has years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier
of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. 

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid,
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary
Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A.B. who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the
and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of do hereby certify that the foregoing
for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal
of office, this
day of
&c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission
; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if
possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services
of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light
upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will
also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful
in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected.
All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.

The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary War?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6. To a soldier - and you receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it giving and what has become of it?
To an Officer: Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.

The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.

The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be
the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from
their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed
and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion.
if one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character
and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.

The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.

Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the
proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to
perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.

Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.

No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.

[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.

[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so
definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the
loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:

Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection,
he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: --For---year----months, and days, and for such services claim a pension." I served as a -. For - months and --- days, I served as ---. 
It is important, in all cases, to applicant served on service I claim a pension."
rank he held, as the law
directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months,
is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years
in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is
highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement;
the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant
served with an embodied corps called into service by competent
pursuit.
thority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil
The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
The opinion of the Court is always required.
The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
The Clerk must affix his seal, and
has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no pubseal
of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the
papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains
the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must
pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
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In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses,
who are required to set forth in their affidavits
the
as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must
nesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops, The proof required by rule in
note applies to continental troops only.
If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration
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11249
Theodosia Ashley's Declaration - Vermont
Act July 7, 1838
Wm Bryant Meriden N. H.
H. H. Sylvester Washington
Agents
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State of Vermont Rutland County
Probate District of Rutland SS

At a Probate Court holden[sic] at Rutland within and for the
District aforesaid on the 9th day of February AD 1844 Personally
appeared Theodosia Ashley a resident of Shrewsbury in the County
of Rutland and State of Vermont aged 76 years who being
first duly sworn according to law doth on her Oath make
the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision
of the act of Congress passed July 7, 1838 entitled "an act granting
half pay and Pensions to certain widows" and of any subsequent
act or joint Resolution of Congress applicable to her case-
That she is the widow of Martin Ashley who was a
private in in the Army of the Revolution and a Pensioner of
the United States upon the Rolls of the Vermont agency at the
rate of Twenty dollars and ninety cents per annum under the act
of the 7 of June 1832, and for proof his services she refers the
department to said Ashley's Declaration and accompanying documents
on file in the war Department on the Vermont agency by which
he drew a pension as above stated. She further declares that
she was married to the said Martin Ashley at Walpole in the
State of New Hampshire by Parson Fessenden on the Sixteenth
day of August in the year Seventeen hundred and eighty seven
and that her husband the aforesaid Martin Ashley died on the
Fourteenth day of June Eighteen hundred and thirty four
that she was not married to him prior to his leaving
the service but that the Marriage took place previous to the
first day of January Seventeen hundred and ninety four
(viz) at the time above stated. She further declares
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that she is still a widow and that her maiden name was Theodosia Killbourn.
[signed] Theodore Ashley
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first above mentioned, and I certify that the declarant is a person of truth and credibility.
[signed] Wm Hall Judge
State of Vermont
District of Rutland ss.
I Henry Hall Register of Probate Court within and for said District of Rutland do hereby certify that William Hall before whom the foregoing declaration was taken and sworn to was, at the time of taking, the same and still is Judge of said Court and that the signature thereto purporting to be his, is genuine.
In testimony whereof I do hereunto affix the seal of said Court and subscribe my name at Rutland this 9th day of February A.D. 1844.
[signed] Henry Hall Register
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I Waldo B. Allen of Mount Holly in the Count of Rutland and State of Vermont of lawfull age depose and say that I was acquainted with Martin Ashley late a Revolutionary Pensioner upon the Rolls of the Vermont agency that he died at Mount Holly aforesaid on the 14th day of June A.D. 1834. That I was present when he died and that Theodosia Ashley is his widow and resides at Shrewsbury in the County and State aforesaid.
[signed] W. B. Allen
State of Vermont}
Rutland County ss.}
Sworn to and subscribed by the above affiant on the 9th day of February 1844 and I certify that the above affiant is personally known to me and is a person of truth & credibility - the word "Ashley" in 5th line from the top altered before signing.
[signed] John Crowley Justice of the Peace
State of Vermont}
Rutland County ss.}
I [blank] Clerk of the County Court of the County of Rutland do hereby [blank] is an acting Justice of the Peace in [covered writing] County of Rutland duly qualified and Commissioned [covered writing by paper affixed on top] commission was dated on the 1st day of December [covered writing] on the 30th day of November 1844, and [covered writing] above written is genuine.
Given under my hand and seal of said County Court this [blank] day of February 1844
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State of Vermont,
Rutland County Clerk's Office
I, Frederick W. Hopkins, Clerk of the County Court for the County of Rutland, do certify that John Crowley Esquire was, at the date of the Certificate to which this is attached, a Justice of the Peace within and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified to take depositions and that I verily believe his signature to the same is genuine.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of court, at Rutland in said County, this ninth day of February Anno Domini, One thousand eight hundred and forty four.
[signed] F. W. Hopkins
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Theodosia Ashley claim
Proof of her marriage
J. Bryant & H. H. Sylvester Agents
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State of New Hampshire
Office of Secretary of State.
I, Henry S. Rand Deputy Secretary of the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Frederick Vose is an acting Justice of the Peace, in and for the County of Sullivan duly commissioned and qualified; that his Commission was dated on the 20 day of May 1844 and will expire on the 20 day of May 1849 and that his signature to the annexed instrument is genuine.
Given under my hand an the Seal of said State this 18th day if July 1844.
[signed] Henry S Rand. Dep Secretary of State
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Town Clerks Office
Walpole N. H. June 15th 1844
I William Ruggles of Walpole in the County of Cheshire and State of New Hampshire certify that on the book of records of marriages in my possession there is the following entry.
"Martin Ashley Junr. and Theodosia Kilburn married Augt. Sixteenth Seventeen  eighty seven by the Revd. Thomas Fessenden."
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 "Augt. 16th 1787."
I William Ruggles above named depose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the County, Town and State aforesaid and that the above is a true extract from the records of said town with the exception above named as certified by me.
Attest.
[signed] William Ruggles Town Clerk
State of New Hampshire
Cheshire ss.
Sworn and subscribed to this 15th day of June 1844.
Before me [signed] Frederick Vose Justice of the Peace
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590
Vermont Poultney
Theodosia Ashley widow of Martin Ashley N. H. who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private 
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 20 Dollars 90 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the first day of July 1848 and sent to W. H. Smith Rutland Vt.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 36 Vol. 3.
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O. W & N. Division.
Department of the Interior,
F. S. Bureau of Pensions, M.E.C.
Washington, D. C., October 2, 1895.
Sir:
In reply to your request for a statement the military history of Martin Ashley a soldier of the Revolutionary War, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
In the spring of 1776 he enlisted under Capt. Cook, of Keene, N. H., and served 4 months as a private and teamster; 1777 served 3 months as a private in Capt. Christopher Webber's company, Col. Silas Stickney's regimet, and was engaged in the battle of Bennington; Jan., 1779, he enlisted at Walpole, N. H., under Lt. Case, to serve three years in the Continental army, but after serving about 3 months, not being of a strong constitution, he procured a substitute and left the service.
Battles engaged in, Bennington.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Probably, Walpole, N. H.
Date of application for pension, August 21, 1832.
Residence at date of Application, Shrewsbury, Vt.
Age at date of application, Born at Suffield, Conn., Nov. 20, 1758.
Remarks: He married Theodosia Killbourn at Walpole, N. H. , on August 16, 1787, and died June 14, 1834.
Very respectfully,
Mr. James Royce
Washington, D. C. 
Commissioner.
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James Royce,  W. E. C.
Ray
Widow, &c.
File No. 20632
Theodosia Ashley widow of Martin Ashley Pri Rev War
Act: Feb 2d 48
Index: [blank] Vol. A, Page 20
[Arrangement of 1870]
Oct 2/95 Dist 6
Washington D. C.
1914 Feb 10 Hist to Miss Lillian M. Royce m. B.11
1917 Apr. 20 History to Mrs. W. W. Jackson Fw
1917 May 26 History to Mrs. W. W. Jackson. c.
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Theodosia Ashley widow of Martin Ashley
Acts 38 & 43 No 6570
$20.90 per an.
married Aug 16, 1787
husband died 14 June '34
Vermont Roll
Agency of Burlington
H. H. Sylvester Present
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8801
Vermont
Theodosia Ashley widow of Martin Ashley who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832 and who died on the 14 June 1834 of Rutland in the State of Vermont who was a Pri in the Com. commanded by Captain Cook of the reg commanded by Col. Hickney in the N H line for 6 mo 8 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Burlington at the rate of 20 Dollars 90 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 day of October 1844 and sent to H. H. Sylvester, Present
Total amount, $104.50
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by F. L. Swann Clerk,
Book D Vol. 1 Page 123
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6270
Burlington Vermont
Theodosia Ashley widow of Martin Ashley who was a Private in the N. H Line
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 20 Dollars 90 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18th day of Oct. 1844 and sent to H. H. Sylvester Present
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 2 Page 60.
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2 Certs
1838}
1843}
repo
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Aug 10 1824
Theodosia Ashley

L. Bryant Adv.

H. H. Sylvester Esq
Washington City
D. C.

FREE [stamped along the side of the page]
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Meriden New Hampshire August 2, 44
Dear Sir
My brother J. B desires me to say to you that he has this day sent to the Pension Office the claims of Mrs Theodosia Ashley of Rutland County Vermont under the Act of 7th July 38 whose *husband was a Pensioner of the rate of $20.30 per annum, with her and your names as agent, and wishes you to enter her name on your list of the Thomas case.
Yours truly
[signed] L. Bryant
* her husband Martin Ashley died 14th June, 34
H.H. Sylvester Esquire
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Rutland Vermont
June 24, 1848
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Comr. Pensions
Washington D. C. 
Sir,
Enclosed I send the Declarations of Abigail Ambler, Theodocia Ashley, Mary Foster, Ruby Griswold and Nancy Phillips for the purpose of procuring pension certificates for these widows under the act of Congress 2d February 1848.
If their declarations are not satisfactory for the pensions, will the department please send me the form required.
I am Sir
Your Very Respectfully
[signed] W. H. Smith
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Declaration of
Theodosia Ashley
Admitted
W. H. Smith
Rutland Vt
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State of Vermont Rutland County ss.
On the 23d day of June 1848, personally appeared, before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace, within & for the County of Rutland duly authorized by the law of said State, to administer oaths, Theodocia [Theodosia] Ashley, a resident of Shrewsbury in the County of Rutland aforesaid, aged 80 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the Act of Congress, passed on the 2nd day of February 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. That she is the widow of Martin Ashley who was a private in the Army of the Revolution.
That she received under the Act of 17th June 1844 a pension of $20.90 per annum. She further declares that she is still a widow.
[signed] Theodocia [Theodosia] Ashley
Witness: Caroline M Roice
Sworn & subscribed before me the day & year above mentioned, and I certify that the above declarant is personally known to me.
[signed] Reuben R. Thrall Justice of the Peace
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Eastman & Danforth, Printers.

Certificate of Justice Commission.
State of Vermont
Rutland County ss.
I Horace Hayward Depy Clerk of the County Court of the County of Rutland in the State of Vermont, which is a court of record, do hereby certify that Reuben R. Thrall is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county, duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated on the Thirtieth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty seven and will expire on the thirtieth day of November next; that his signature to the foregoing oath & certificate is genuine, and that he is duly qualified by the laws of this State to administer oaths.
[partially hidden under seal] under my hand and the seal of said County Court, this twenty third day of June A. D. 1848.
[signed] Horace Hayward Depy Clerk.
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529 18th Street, Washington, D. C.
February 3rd, 1914.
To The Honorable, The Commissioner of Pensions,
Pension Office, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Will you kindly forward me the record of my great grandfather, Martin Ashley, in the Revolutionary War. This record may be found with the application papers of my great grandmother, Theodosia Ashley, who was granted a pension as the widow of the above named Martin Ashley.
I desire to use this record in becoming a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and will greatly appreciate any information you may give me.
Very respectfully yours,
(Miss) Lillian M. Royce
[stamp]
U. S. Pension Office. D Feb 4 1914
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[check mark]
Revo Sec
T. N. M.
Pension Department
Will you kindly send me some information of the war record of Martin Ashley of New Hampshire & a copy of pension issued to his widow. Also the given names of Ethan Allen's Brothers.
Thanking you in advance for your trouble.
I am sincerely
Mrs. W. W. Jackson
796 S. Parkway E.
Memphis Tenn
Apr 14 1917
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[check mark]
Revolutionary Section
New Hampshire
Commissioner of Pensions
Will you kindly send me a copy of Pension issued to the Widow of Martin Ashley; who enlisted at Keene New Hampshire I think in 1777. 
Thanking you in advance
Sincerely
Mrs. W. W. Jackson
796 S. Parkway E.
Memphis. Tennessee
May 16 1917
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.
3-525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., [no date]
In reply to your request of [blank] received
for a statement of the military history of Martin Ashley a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
W. 20632.
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. | LENGTH OF
SERVICE. | RANK. | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. /Captain. /Colonel. | STATE
Apr 1776 | 4 mos. | Pvt | Cook | - | N. H.
July1777 | 3 mos. | Pvt | Christopher Webber | Silas Stickney | [blank]
Jan 1779 | 3 mos | Pvt | officers not stated | - |  [blank]
[blank] | 8 days | in an alarm to Newbury Vt. under Genl Collons | - | [blank]

Battles engaged in, Bennington
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Keene N.H. 
Date of application for pension, Aug 1 1832. His claim was allowed
Residence at date of application, Rutland Co. Vt.
Age at date of application, born in Suffield Conn. Nov 20 1758.
Remarks: Soldier died at Mt. Holly, Rutland Co. Vt June 14, 1834.
He married at Walpole, NH, Aug 16 1787 Theodosia Killbourn or Kilburn  and she was allowed pension on an application executed Feb 9. 1844 While a resident of Shrewsbury, Rutland Co. Vt. aged 76 years
Respectfully,
Commissioner.