Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 35284, Daniel Emery, N.H.
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(8-1776)
SERVICE  NUMBER
N.H. Emery, Daniel S35284
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13. 128
Maine R
Daniel Emery
of Parsonsfield in the State of Massachusetts
who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Long of the New Hampshire
line, for the term of one year
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine
at the rate of 8
Dollars per month, to commence on
the 8 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 July 1819
and sent to Judah Sara Day
Faysburg Maine
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Arrears to 4th of March 1819  $87.16
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819  48.

10 Mo, 27 dys serv. $135.16
{ Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
1887 Jany 4 T.S Hopkins with history Paid
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Notification sent October 10th 1820 to
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Oxford
On this twenty eighth day of April
AD 1818 before me the Subscriber Judge of the Court of Probate and first associate Justice of the Circuit Court of
Common Pleas in the first Eastern Circuit in sd 
commonwealth personally appears Daniel Emery aged fifty
nine years a resident of Parsonsfield in said circuit
who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth
depose and say on his oath, I make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late
act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain for
sons engaged in the land & navel service of the
United States in the revolutionary war; that he the said Daniel
Emery about Jany AD 1776 enlisted for a year into Capt Daniels' company in the artillery stationed at Fort Sullivan
near Portsmouth N.H. in Col Longs Regiment & served in said company about ten
months & then hired a man to take his place, the substitute was
accepted; he dismissed; that he never had any written discharge, that he is in reduced circumstances & stands in need
of assistance from his country for support - and in addition John Stacey a credible witness sworn before Samuel
Laughton Esq a magistrate duly qualified to take depositions
States that he is personally acquainted with sd Daniel
Emery and knew that in for of 1776 he enlisted for a year
into Capt Eliphalets Daniels company in Col. Longs Regiment on the continental attachment & served ten months
then hired a man to serve the other two months for which said Emery enlisted - said Emery was dismissed & the
substite completed his term of two months- sworn to and
declared the day & year aforesaid before me
Jusen Dana Judge &c
Judah Dave Judge &c asafored do certify that it ap
pears to my satisfaction that sd Daniel Emery did
serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceeding
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declaration against the common enemy for the time of nine months. that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of assistance from his country for support - and I now transmit the proceedings testimony
taken pled before me to the Hon. Secretary to the Department of war pursuant to the aforementioned act of Congress
In testimony whereof I have hereunto put
my hand & affixed the seal of said
Court in They this tenth day
of Nov. AD 1878
S
Jason Dana Judge &c
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STATE OF MAINE.
York ss. At a Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the first
Eastern Circuit, begun
and holden at York
within and for the County of York
Tuesday, being the fourth,
on the first
day of
from day to day, on the eighteenth day of July
and by adjournment at Alfred
eight hundred and twenty, before the Hon Benjamin Greene, chief Justice
Judge of said Court.
in the year of our Lord one thousand
On this eighteenth day of July,
open Court,
in the year 1820, personally appeared in
the same proceeding according to the course of the common law, having jurisdiction unlimited in amount, keeping
a record of their proceedings, and having ""the power of fine and imprisonment," and being a Court of
Record for said County
aged sixty two
years, resident in me
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, viz. as a private
in the company commanded by Capt. Eliphalet Daniels in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Long in
the line of the State of New Hampshire
on the Continental
Establishment, as is more particularly mentioned and described in his original declaration made on the
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day of April-
A. D. 1818, and on which said declaration his Certificate
of Pension, numbered 13. 128 -
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was granted. 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 hereunto annexed, and by me
subscribed; that my occupation and ability to pursue the same, together with the number and other particulars
of my family, are in fact and in truth as is herein particularly described, also subscribed by me.
Daniel Emery-
Sworn to and declared, on the 18th
day of July,
BEFORE
A. D. 1820.
Benjn Greene chief Justice,
Att. Daniel Sewall Clerk
One of the Judges of
the said Court
SCHEDULE of the real and personal estate, necessary clothing and bedding excepted) belonging
to me the subscriber, viz:
Real Estate - None of any description whosoever -
Personal estate - 1 cow - 3 sheep & hog & a few articles of
household furniture, not exceeding in value eight dollars
Daniel Emery
Schedule
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SCHEDULE of the family residing with me David Emery who,
by occupation am a
Labourer which I am unable to pursue by
reason of a Rheumatick complaint with which I have been long afflicted.
NAMES | ages | Capacity of each is contribute to their suppport
Elizabeth Emery, wife | 61 | Not of capacity to sell in the support of
herself by reason of old age & sickness.
Daniel Emery
York ss
STATE OF MAINE.
I Daniel Sewall Clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas [crossed out] for said Circuit, within the county York
do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedules 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 twenty six dollars and fifty cents. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this twenty seventh day of
July A. D. one thousand eight hundred and twenty.
Daniel Seward
Clerk of the said Circuit Court for the County of York
26.50
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Sep 18
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1308
Daniel Emery
Limerick
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Daniel Emer
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35284
Revy INVALID
 File No.
35-284
Daniel Emery
Dec
Rev War
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Act: 18 March 187
Index:--Vol. 2
, Page 129
{Arrangement of 1870.}
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F 35284 Daniel Emery (Laborer)
In April 1818 of Parorfield, Oxford aged 59 Enlisted above
Jany 1776 for one year with Captain in the city stationed at
Sullivan near Portsmouth NH in Col[illegible] Regt at end of [illegible]
not hired a Substitute
In July 1820 of Limerick, York Co aged 61 yes Col. George Long Reg [illegible]
badly  affected with Rheumatism names his wife wife Elizabeth aged 61 years 
when enlisting of Kittery portently
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John Burbank's dep's
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I John Burbank of Lyman in the County
of York, aged sixty seven years, depose & testify, that I was in the continental service in the late revolutionary War in the year 1776, and I know that Daniel Emery of Parsonsfield in said County then of Kittery in said county was engaged in said continental service, in Capt Eliphalet Daniel's company in Col. Longs regiment about the first of January 1776, at Fort Sullivan and he continued in the said
sevice as much as ten months. And he had the
name of a good soldier.
John Burbank

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, York co.
On the fifteenth day of June, A.D. 1819, the
aforenamed John Burbank, personally appeared before me the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace within & for the said County of York, and Clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for said county, and made oath to the truth of the fore- going deposition by him signed. Taken at the request of the said Daniel Emery, in order to substantiate his claim for pension - And I hereby certify that the said John Burbank is a disinterested witness, and intitled to credit & belief. In testimony whereof, I hereto set my hand
and the seal of the said Court, the day &
year aforesaid.
Daniel Sewall
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The deposition
of
John Stacey
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I, John Stacey aged sixty three years testify and say that in the year 1776 I served as a Soldier in the service of the United States at Fort Sullivan in the regiment commanded by Colonel George Long, that I well knew Daniel Emery then of Hattery now of Dawsons field in the county of York, that on or about the first day of January 1776 the said Daniel Emery enlist in the company commanded by Capt Eliphalet Daniels in the regiment of aforesaid for the term of twelve months that he served in said Company personally ten months and hired a man to take his place the last two months who was accepted by the Officers of said Company.
John Stacey

York Co, on the 11 day of June, 1819 the aforesaid deponent being examined and sworn, to the deposition aforesaid by him described taken at the request of aforesaid Daniel Emery to be forwarded to the war office of the United States.
Stephen Neal Justice Peace

I hereby certify that the deponent above said is a new neighbor to me and he sustain such a character entitles him credit as a witness in all causes amongst his neighbors and is in case (Illegible ) interested.
Stephen Neal

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
York (Illegible)  I Daniel Sewell, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Please within the county of York, hereby and for the said county of York, herby certify Stephen Neal is a Justice of the Peace, within  and for the said county of York duly authorized to take depositions and that the foregoing is his signature.
In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand and seal of the said Court, the fifteenth day of  June A.D. 1819
Daniel Sewell