Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 45,591, John Bergin, N. H.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
 N(ew). H(ampshire). 

Bergin, John
or Burgin

NUMBER
S. 45,591

CONTENTS
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(left side of record) 

see letter to Hon(orable). D.Webster.
Dec. 21,1835

Notification sent to 
John Willson Esq(uire)
Lancaster N(ew) Hampshire  19 Sep(tember) 1820

Hon(orable)  Jos Lane Nov(ember) 6 1854
(lined out-- James B. Brown Oct(ober) 3/(18)59

(right side of record)  

New Hampshire
4673
John Bergin,
Capt(ain) Brewster
Ensign         4
New Hampshire Line 
in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.on
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(inscr)ibed on the Roll of New Hampshire
(at) the rate of 20 Dollars per month, to commence on (th)e 1st of April 1818.
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(Ce)rtificate of Pension issued the 28th of Nov(ember) 1818 and sent
to Samuel Pearson Esq(uire)? Jus(tice)?
Lancaster, Cood C(ount)y. N(ew). H(ampshire).
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Arrears tp 4th of Sept. 1818 --- $102.66
semi-an(nua)l all(owan)ce ending
                         4 Mar(ch). 1819 - 120 " "
1 year                     (total) $ 222.66

     Revolutionary claim,
⎨Act 18th March, 1818⎬


Lancaster N(ew). H(ampshire).  
(stamp) 
THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES
(stamp ends)
Continued
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Ensign John Bergin's
Application
April 1. 1818


Admitted
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I John Bergin formerly of Rochester in the County of Strafford and State of Newhampshire now resident of Lancaster in the County of Coos and State aforesaid, on oath do testify and declare, that some time in the month of June A.D. 1775 I enlisted as an orderly Sergeant in the Company Commanded by Capt(ain) Benjamin Titcomb attached to Col(onel). Enoch Poor's Regiment of the Newhampshire line, on the Continental establishment and served in said company faithfully as I fully believe as an orderly Sergeant for the term of about six months.  That som(e) time in the winter of 1776 I served as a Sergeant in the company commanded by Capt(ain) John Drew attached to Col(onel) John Waldron's Regiment of the New hampshire line on the Continental establishment about two months, soon after which I received an appointment of Ensign of the Company Commanded by Capt(ain). John Brewster attached to the Regiment commanded by Colo(nel). Peirce Long and received my commission as Ensign of said Company, signed by John Hancock Pres(iden)t of Congress & Charles Thomson Sec(retar)y and dated the 7th day of August 1776 - that I served as I believe faithfully in the capacity of an Ensign for the term of one year in the aforesaid Company and Regiment and was honourably discharged

I further testify and declare that I am now an old man more than sixty six years of age and that my circumstances in life, as to property are now indigent and reduced, and that I am  not the owner of any real estate whatever, nor any personal property to the value of thirty Dollars, that a really  in need of assistance from my Country during my infirmities of old age --that I wish therefore to be placed on the
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pension list of the United States as an
officer of the Revolutionary war agreeably to the provisions of a Law 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."-  Lancaster N(ew). H(ampshire).  April 1st 1818
(signed)  John Bergin

Signed in presence of
Sam(ue)l Pearson
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State of New-Hampshire
Coos, ss  On this firstday of April A. D. 1818 before me the subscriber, one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas for the second District, in said State, personally appears John Begin resident in Lancaster in said county of Coos, who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make (the)
following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled ""an (missing) for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary (missing)

the Contin(missing)  as hereto annexed viz:--


that he is reduced in his circumstances and absolutely needs the affiance of his country for support, and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year above said.
(signed) W(illia)m Lovejoy

I, WILLIAM LOVEJOY, one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas for the second District in the State aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction that the said John Bergin did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy, in the full term of nine months and longer at one period of enlistment as he has stated in his declaration aforesaid, and that he is reduced in his circumstances, and absolutely needs the assistance of his country for his support. And I
do now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the before mentioned acts of Congress.

I also further certify that I am personally acqainted with Ensign John Bergin the applicant aforesaid and know he is in reduced circumstances and absolutely stands in need of the assistance his country for support: and also that the Court of which I am a Justice is a Court
of Record,
(signed) W(illia)m Lovejoy 

State of New Hampshire
Coos ss    I John Willson Clerk of the Court
of Common Pleas for the County aforesaid
do hereby certify that William Lovejoy
before whom the annexed declaration of
Ensign John Bergin was made, was at
the date thereof a Justice of the Court of
Common Pleas aforesaid, that the above
signature is in his own proper hand writing and that his acts and attestations as Justice as aforesaid full faith and credit is and ought to be given-

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at (missing)
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that he is reduced in his circumstances and needs the aminance of his country for support, and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year above said.
(signed) W(illia)m Lovejoy


I, WILLIAM LOVEJOY, one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas for the second District in the State aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction that the said John Bergin did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy, for the full term of nine months and longer at one period of enlistment as he has stated in his declaration aforesaid, and that he is reduced in his circumstances and absolutely needs the assistance of his country for his support.  And
I do now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the before mentioned acts of Congress,

I also further certify that I am personally
acquainted with Ensign John Bergin the applicant aforesaid and know he is in reduced circumstances and absolutely stands in need of the assistance of his country for support: and also that the Court of which I am a Justice is a Court of Record 

(signed) W(illia)m Lovejoy

State of New Hampshire
Coos ss  I John Willson Clerk of the Court
of Common Pleas for the County aforesaid 
do hereby certify that William Lovejoy
before whom the annexed declaration of
Ensign John Bergin was made, was at
the date thereof a Justice of the Court of
Common Pleas aforesaid, that the above
signature is in his own proper hand writing and that to his acts and attestations as Justice as aforesaid full faith and credit is and ought to be given

 In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Lancaster this 4th day of September A.D. 1818-
(signed) John Willson

(seal affixed)
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John Bergin's
Declaration & Schedule
July 1820
4673



March 1819
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State of New Hampshire
Coos, ss At the Court of Common Pleas holden at Lancaster within and for said County of Coos being a Court of record by law  established on the second Tuesday of July AD. 1820 
Present the Honorable
William Lovejoy   Esquires 
John Pendexter⎬   Associate Justices
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Personally appeared  in open Court John Burgin aged sixty eight years resident in the town of Lancaster aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his
oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows, viz; some time in year 1776 received an Ensigns Commission signed by John Hancock Pres(iden)t of Congress & Charles Thomson Secretary in (a)
Company commanded by Capt(ain) John Brewster in Col(onel) Pierce Longs Regiment in the New Hampshire line in which Company & Regiment he (w)as Ensign for the term of one year when he was honorably discharged
that his original declaration is dated April first 1818  and that his Pension Certificate is numbered 4.673  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 man
disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself with(in) the provision of an act (of) Congress entitled an act to provide for certain
persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War passed on the 18th day of March A.D. 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or
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(this record is in the form of a table)
debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by me Subscribed
Schedule
(table begins)
1 p(ai)r Spectacles-----$.40
1 pole of At(?)----------."42   
1 old Hoe---------------" 25
4 old Chaires-----------1.50
1 Pine table-------------".50
1 Pine Chest------------".67
3 old pails---------------0.25
1 Meal Tub Pine--------".72
1 Sugar Box-------------".17
1 Wash Tub-------------".42
1 Small Iron Shovel-----".67
1 p(ai)r Tongs-----------".50
1 p(ai)r Hand Irons-----1.25
1 Small Iron Pot --------".75
1 Iron Spider -----------".50
1  Tea Kettle ------------".67
1 Five Pail Kettle--------3.50
3 Milk Pans--------------".56
1 Candle Stick-----------".17
Sundry articles of Kitchen
Furniture of small value say⎬ 4.00
1 Cow-------------------12.00
1 Hog--------------------2.00

debts due----------------7.32
total -------------------$39.17
(signed)  John Burgin
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I further declare that I am by occupation a Cordwainer and my eye sight is nearly gone am unable to follow my occupation in order to order to(sic) procure a living my family which is dependant on me for support is Abagail the
wife of my youth aged sixty eight years is very weakly and for a long time has been under the care of the Doctor so much so that for the year past the (lined out--the Doctors bill is) whole expense of her sickness, is about seventy dollars and that I have no means of support at this time except the assistance which I receive from my pension
(signed)  John Burgin

Sworn to and declared at Lancaster in said County on this eleventh day of July A.D. 1820.
Before W(illia)m Lovejoy    Justices of 
            John Pendextor  ⎬ said Court
Attest   John Willson Clerk
I John Willson Clerk of the Court of Common
Pleas within and for said County of Coos
do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath or affirmation 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 thirty nine dollars seventeen cents

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court on this eleventh day of July A.D. 1820
(signed)  John Willson Clerk
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December 14, 1937

John Bergin
S. 45591
BA-J/AWF

Miss Alfreda Post
1462 - 31st Avenue
Columbus, Nebraska

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you
request the Revolutionary War record of John Bergen.

The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in pension claim, S. 45591, based upon the service of John Bergin in the Revolutionary War. This is the record of the only John Bergin found on file in the Revolutionary War records of this office; the
surname was searched under similar spellings.

The date and place of birth of John Bergin were not given, nor were the names of his parents stated.

John Bergin (as his signature is shown) enlisted
sometime in February, 1775, and served six months as sergeant in Captain Benjamin Titcomb's company in Colonel Enoch Poor's New Hampshire regiment. He served in the winter of 1776, two months as sergeant in Captain John Drew's company, Colonel John Waldron's New Hampshire regiment. He was commissioned, August 7, 1776, ensign and served one year in Captain John Brewster's company in Colonel Pierse Long's New Hampshire regiment.

He was allowed pension on his application exeecuted April 1, 1818, at which time he was aged about sixty-six years and a resident of Lancaster, Coos County, New Hampshire, "formerly of Rochester", Straf-
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ford County, New Hampshire.

The soldier, John Bergin, referred in 1820 to his
wife, Abigail, aged sixty-eight years; there are no data relative to their marriage, nor was her maiden name given. 

The soldier died April 28, 1828.

Reference was made in 1859 to a son, John Bergin, of Lancaster, New Hampshire. The papers on file in this claim contain no further reference to family. 

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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IN-  CONGRESS

The DELEGATES of the UNITED STATES of New - Hampshire, Machusetts-Bay,RHode-Island, Connecticut, New-York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, the Counties of New-Castle, Kent
and Suffer on Delaware, Maryland, Viginia, North-Carolina, South-Carolina, and Georgia, TO
John Bergin Gentleman Greeting---------------

WE, reposing especial Trust and Confidence in your Patriotism, Valour, Conduct and Fidelity,
DO, by these Presents, constitute and appoint you to be Ensign of the Company in the Regiment whereof Pierse Long Esq(uire) is Colonel raised in the State of New Hampshire to serve one year----------
in the Army of the United States, raised for the Defence of American Liberty, and for repelling every hostile Invasion thereof. You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the Duty of Ensign by doing and performing all manner of Things thereunto belonging. And we do strictly charge and require all Officers and Soldiers under your Command, to be obedient to your Orders as their Ensign
And you are to observe and follow such Orders and Directions from Time to Time, as you shall receive from this or a future Congress of the United States, or Committee of Congress,
for that purpose appointed, or Commander in Chief for the Time being of the Army of the United States, or any other your superior Officer, according to the Rules and Discipline of War, in Pursuance of the Trust reposed in you. This Commission to continue in Force until revoked by this or a future Congress.
Dated at Philadelphia the (illegible) Day of August Anno Domini 1776-
By Order of the Congress (signed) John Hancock  PRESIDENT
ATTEST. Charles Thomson Sec(retary)
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(left side of record)
45591
INVALID.
Rev(olutionar)y
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File No. 45591
John Bergin
Ensign Rev(olutionary) War
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Act: 18 March 1818
Index: -- Vol. 3 Page 35
[Arrangement of 1870.]

(right side of record) 
(written sideways)
1930-  Nov(ember) 19  Hist(ory) to Edith L. Bergin Aug.(?)
1937  Dec(ember) 14   "     "   Alfreda Post Aug(?)
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Pension Office, Oct(ober) 3 1839,
Sir
In answer to your letter of the 24th (illegible)
I have to state that children of revolutionary
soldiers are not entitled to pension--her
enquiries respecting the rights of John
Bergin should have been accompanied
by a power of attorney from him


James B. Brown Esq(uire)
Northumberland,
N(ew). H(ampshire).
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Northumberland N(ew) H(ampshire) Sept(ember) 24, 1859

To the Commissioner of Pensions
Washington DC

Dear Sir 

Please inform Me if John Burgin of Lancaster N(ew) H(ampshire) is now drawing a pension on account of his Father John Burgin deceased of Lancaster formerly an Ensign in the Revolutionary War. (he drew a pension as I am   informed while living )or whether any one or person has a power of attorney and drawing
a Pension for John Burgin now of Lancaster N(ew). H(amspshire). or whether said John Burgin Son of John Bergin Ensign in the
Revolution War, is entitled to a Pension on account of service of his Father, he being the only surviving heir -

I make these enquiries by the request of
a friend of John Bergin & by giving the
information requested, you will confer a
Great favor-
Yours Respectfully
(signed)  James B. Brown
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(note)  claim gone when rec(eived) in Rev(olutionary) + 1812 War Sect(ion) -- F


Bureau of Pensions --  29"
Washington D.C

Dear Sirs--
  I am informed --only one--that one John Bergi- Begun served as mariner on the brigantine Tyrannicide" during the Rev(olutionary). War

If he was paid a pension for his services
and the record is on file in your department
would it be possible to send me a copy?

I will be glad to receive any information
relative to his family that the record contains.

Thanking you for an early reply
I remain truly
(signed)  (Miss) Alfreda Post
1462 - 31 Ave(nue) Columbus
Nebraska

Nov. 29. 1937.
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(letterhead begins)
MISS EDITH L. BERGEN
33 DEKALB AVENUE
WHITE PLAINS, N. Y.
(letterhead ends) 

Oct. 29th, 1930

Commissioner of Pensions
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

(stamp begins) 
PENSION
U. S. 
OCT(OBER) 31, 1930
OFFICE
(stamp ends) 

Dear Sir
Will you please send me all the information
you have on Ensign John Burgin of Bergin of New Hampshire. He was placed on the Pension Roll Nov. 28th, 1818.

This assistance will be greatly appreciated.
Very truy lyours
(signed)  Edith L. Bergen
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Rev(olutionary). and 1812
Wars Section
AWF: MLB

November 19, 1930

Miss Edith L. Bergen
33 De Kalb Avenue
White Plains, New York

Dear Madam:

You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 45591, that John Bergin enlisted in June, 1775, and served six months as sergeant in
Captain Benjamin Titcomb's company, Colonel Enoch Poor's New Hampshire regiment. In the winter of 1776, he served two months as sergeant in Captain John Drew's company, Colonel John Waldron's New Hampshire regiment. He was commissioned ensign August 7, 1776 and served one year in Captain John Brewster's company, Colonel Pierse Long's New Hampshire regiment. 

He was allowed pension on his application executed April 1, 1818, at which time he was living in Lancaster, Coos County, New Hampshire, and was aged sixty-six years.

In 1820, he referred to his wife, Abigail, as aged sixty-eight years.

The soldier died April 28, 1828.

His son, John, was referred to in 1859.

Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner