Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 24719, for Joseph Randall, [Blank]
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2298
Vermont.
M 81  A.22
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Joseph Randall,
Livingston's private, Regiment
New York line, 
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
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Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont, at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence
the 31st of March, 1818.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 1 of Aug. 1818
and sent to the care of Frederick
Bliss, Esq. St Alban's, Vermont
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Arrearages to 4th Sept. 1818.                $41.20
5 months, 5/31...                                      $41.24
Col Livingstone regt 76

{ Revolutionary claims,}
{Act 18th March, 1818 }

3 years

Not entitled
Huntsburg Franklin Co
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State of Vermont
Franklin County  ss}

Supreme Court July Term 1820 On this 18th day of July AD 1820 Personally appeared in open Court the Supreme Court being a Court of Record for the said County and State of Vermont Joseph Randall aged Sixty Six years Resident in Franklin in the County of Franklin and State of Vermont, who being duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as foll
ows in the winter of 1776 he volunteered and went to Quebec and served under Capt Labouter in March returned to his home in
Canada in May Volunteers and assisted in taking the British Frigate after the replicate from Sorrell after the army left Canada this declarant being a Canadian subject found it necessary to leave Canada he did and went to Albany in
the State of New York and in the autumn of 1776 he enlisted at Albany in the State of New York for the term of three years into a company commanded by Capt Lorris in Colonel Livingstone's Regiment New York and faithfully
served at the period of his enlistment and was discharged at Rhode Island in 1779 or 1780 he is confident he was in service above four years he recd an honorable discharge which was lost he has in conformity to the act of the 18th of March 1818 made his declaration dated 31st day of March 1818 and obtained a pension Certificate, No 2208 dated Eleventh August 1818 as a private the deponent further says that he is sixty six years of age is confirm as to be unable to Labour by reason of Rheumatic affected
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50 acres land 250, 3 Cows 45, one horse 24 dolls one pair a year old stears 24. three yearlings 15. 4 Hogs 10 - I have nothing due me
and owe the following debts to Mr Felton 1,50 Paul Gates 1,50 H. Weld about 2,00 John Coburn 2,00 Mr Goff 1,72, Abel Drury
44, 32 - C Janes (63. Doctor Pomery 3,75 Samuel Peckham 2,00 Sam Hubbard at 1,50 amounting to $60.92.
Joseph[his mark X] Randall

Sworn to and declared on the 11th day of July 1820}
Before the Court,  Horace Jones, Clerk

State of Vermont
Franklin County ss}  I Horace Janes Clerk of the Supreme one Court for said County do hereby certify by that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied
from the Record of said Court and I do for
and ther 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
three hundred six dollars eight cents.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of said Court on this 14th day of Horace Janes Clerk

July AD 1820
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State of Vermont
Franklin County
St  Mary's February 16th 1839

Hon. J. L. Edwards

Sir
I herewith send you the declaration of Mrs Judith Randell and when examined you will please direct your answer to the same, to the
subscriber

Wm Bridges
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Frederick Bliss, Esqr
Judge, St. Albans Franklin
County, Vermont.
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Joseph Randall
New York line,
Revolutionary Claim.
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There is no evidence, from the New - York rolls in the pension office, that this applicant served on the continental establishment, during the period stated in the declaration.
The testimony in his behalf, is damned satisfactory, as to service.

March 31st 1818.

J.L. Edwards admitted
this claim, Aug. 10, 1818.
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Declaration of Joseph Randall
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State of Vermont}
Franklin County}
On this 31st day of March Eighteen hundred and Eighteen before me the Subscriber one of the Judges of the County Court within and for the County of Lamblin and State aforesaid personally appears Joseph Randall and fifty seven years resident in Huntsburg County and State aforesaid, who being by me first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath, make the following declaration in to obtain the province by the late act Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and Naval Service of United States in the revolutionary war that he the said Joseph Randall was born in the province of Canada in the year 1776 and army came out, while the American army and was returned when General
Montgomery was killed on  the return of the American Army from Zubin he came out in advance of the army with a very  considered number of Canada and went to Albany in the State of New York, when he enlisted in a Company commanded by Captain Louis a Canadian in Col. Livingstone;s regiment for the term of three years and continued to serve in said Corps or in the service of the United State for the full term of three years  and until the Fall of 1779 when he was honorably discharged man-Bristol Fiery in the
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V. 4802.
Judith Randall VT
widow of Joseph-
Act 1838- Blank letter
& sent to town Clerk of
Lebanon N.H. 17 June 1839
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THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
LINCOLN

OFFICE OF LIBRARIAN


28 March 1926.

The Bureau of Pensions,
Washington,
D.C.

Gentlemen:

We would greatly appreciate any information your records may contain
concerning the Revolutionary War Record and the family of
Joseph Randall, who died at Franklin, Vermont,
February 22, 1822. His wife, Judith, died
there March 8, 1845.

Yours very truly,
[signed] Gilbert H. Doane
Gilbert H. Doane,
Librarian.

PENSION
U. S.
OFFICE
MAR
30
1926
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In April, 1776, Jonathan Randall again enlisted and served six months as a private in Captain Brown's Company, Colonel Gilman's New Hampshire Regiment and was stationed at "Great Island", just below Portsmouth, New Hampshire, during the whole of this tour. He moved to Epsom, New Hampshire, and while residing there, enlisted about June 1, 1780 and served six months as a private in what was called the "Major's Company" under Major Waite and Colonel Dearborn.

In 1784, he settled in London, New Hampshire, and after living there for ten years, moved to Cabot, Caledonia County, Vermont, of which place he was a resident when he was allowed pension on his application executed July 9, 1832.

He died February 5, 1840, place not stated.

The soldier married October 27, 1783, at Epping Rockingham County, New Hampshire, Eleanor, who was born October 17, 1763

Soldier's widow, Eleanor, was allowed pension on her application executed June 30, 1843, while residing in Cabot, Vermont. In December, 1843, she was residing in Pawlet, Vermont, to be near her son, Jonathan Randall.

No names of children other than the above noted Jonathan are given and there are no further family data.

Joseph Randall
W.24719 MMH7.

Joseph Randall was born in Canada. The date of his birth and the names of his parents are not shown in the papers in the pension claim. The name also appears as Rendell.
 
In 1775, while a resident of Saint Tour, Lower Canada, he joined Captain Labotaux' Company of the American Army at Quebec and was in  the battle of Quebec; he returned home in March, 1776, and in May, 1776, assisted in taking a British frigate. He enlisted at Albany, 
New York, in the fall of 1776, in Captain Louseaux' Company, Colonel Livingston's Continental Regiment, served over three years and was at the surrender of Burgoyne, battle of Rhode Island and several skirmishes.

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Joseph Randall was allowed pension on his application executed March 31, 1818, while a resident of Huntsburg, Franklin County, Vermont, at which time he stated that he was aged fifty-seven years. In 1820, he was living in Franklin, Franklin County, Vermont, and stated that he was aged sixty-six years.

He died February 23, 1822, in said Franklin.

The soldier married August 25, 1785, in Lebanon, Grafton County, New Hampshire, Judith Bowen or Boin.

Soldier's widow, Judith, was allowed pension on her application executed October 18, 1838,  while living in Franklin, Vermont, aged seventy-four years.

In 1820, soldier referred to his wife's son and to his children, Judith, William, Betsey and Rhoda, their ages twenty-one, seventeen, 
fifteen and eleven years, but did not designate ages respectively, and stated that he had sons in the War of 1812, one died in that service,  their names not given.

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.

Date of widow's death not an AB