Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W.17602, Thomas Cheney, Continental (N.H.) Mass. Privateer
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Continental (N.H.)
Mass.
Privateer

Cheney, Thomas
Hannah

NUMBER
W. 17602

CONTENTS
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N. Hampshire  2668
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Hannah Cheney
widow of Thomas Cheney
who died on the 18" January 1838
of Rockingham in the State of N.H.
who was a Pri in the Compy commanded
by Captain Haywood of the Reg't commanded
by Smith in the N.H.
line for N.H.
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Inscribed on the Roll of at Concord in N. Hampshire at the rate of 80 Dollars--Cents per annum, to commence on the 19" January 1838
["4th day of March, 1831." (struck through)]
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Certificate of Pension [issued] the 29 day of May
29, and sent to and claimant
Carcy N.H.
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Arrears to the 4th of March--....................$93.32
Semi-annual allowance ending....................40.00

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{Revolutionary Claim,   }
{Act July 4, 1836,          }
{Section the                    }

Recorded by R Burdine Clerk,
Book A   Vol. 2   Page 23
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183 New Hampshire Thomas Cheney of Londonderry in the State of New Hampshire who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Haywood of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Smith in the New Hampshire line, for the term of 3 years from October 1776 to 17  
Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of Eighty Dollars per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1831
Certificate of Pension issued the 7th of August 1832 and sent to Samuel Bell Chester N Hampshire
Arrears to 4th of March 1832 $80
Semianl. all'ce ending Sept 4, 1832 $40
$120
Revolutionary Claim Acts 7 June 1832
Recorded Book [illegible] Vol 1st page 147
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state of New Hampshire, on this record day of May D1818 before me the subscriber one of the judges of the superior court of the judicature of the state of New Hampshire personally appears Thomas Cheney aged about sixty years resident in Londonderry in said state who being by me first duly sworn doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late it of Congress written an act to provide for certain pensions engaged  in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war that he the said Cheney in the company of Capt. Haley in the regiment commanded by Col. John Stark in the New Hampshire line on the Continental establishment for the term of one year and continued to serve in said regiment until the expiration of said term when he was discharged at Mount Jude [illegible] that he afterwards enlisted in Capt. Howards company in Col. Smiths regiment in April of May D1781 for the term of three years and served until June D1782 when by
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Consent of his Capt he procured another man to serve the remainder of said term in his place and was discharged from the service -
And that he is in retired circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support and that he has no other evidence now in his power of said services excepting the accompanying affidavit.
Thomas Cheney

Sworn and declared the day and year aforesaid before me Samuel Bell Apr.
I Samuel Bell judge Ap. Just. aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Thomas Cheney did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the preceding declaration for nine months at one time on the continental establishment against the common enemy and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support. And I 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 aforementioned act of Congress.
May 2nd 1818,
Samuel Bell Ap. Just
Court of New Hampshire

I Samuel Bell one of the judges of the Sup Jud Court of New Hampshire certify that I am acquainted with the character of Joseph Danford the signer of an affidavit on the paper to which this is annexed and that full faith and credit ought to be given to his declaration on oath.
June 4, 1819
Samuel Bell Ap. Just.
Sup. Court of New Hampshire
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Schedule
Containing the whole estate and income of Thomas Cheney (his necessary clothing and bedding excepted) by him subscribed exhibited to the court of sessions for the county of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire on this twenty first day of August Anno Dom in 1823 and annexed to his oath via
One gun valued at $12.00
One small bag 4.50
One old home plow 1.33
One old iron shovel .42
One old chopping ax .67
One old barrow with [illegible] [illegible] 1.50
One old pitch fork .36
One old cart 2.00
6 old kitchen chairs 7.00
2 old tables 1.00
1 dinner pot .83
One desk kettle .50
One other large [illegible] kettle 1.30
One old frying pan .34
6 old knives and forks .50
One desk of old [illegible] 7.00
Plates and dishes
6 cups + saucers .25
One [illegible] tea pot .33
2 old wooden chests .75
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$30.76
Thomas Cheney
State of New Hampshire
County of Rockingham 
On this twenty first day of August AD 1823 personally appeared [illegible] before the Hon John Harvey, John Folsom + Benjamin Penhallow Judges of the Court of Sessions for and within the county of Rockingham by law a court of record in and for the said county. Thomas Cheney aged sixty seven years resident in Londonderry in said county of Rockingham who being first duly sworn according to
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To law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the acts of Congress of the 18th March 1818 and the 1st May 1820. That he the said Thomas Cheney enlisted for the term of one year in the month of September 1775 in the state of Massachusetts in the company commanded by Captain John Hale in the regiment commanded by Colonel John Stark in the line of the state of New Hampshire on the Continental establishment. That he continued to serve in said corps until October 1776 when he was discharged from said service at Mount Independence in the State of Vermont. That he the said Thomas Cheney then enlisted for the term of three years in the company commanded by captain Haywood in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Smith in the line of the State of Massachusetts on the Continental establishment that he continued to service in said Corps until the exhaustion of the time and was discharged at Peek Hill in the state of New York. That his name has been placed on the pensioners list and [illegible] therefrom on account of his property. That the date of his original declaration in order to obtain a pension is the second day of May AD 1818. The number of his pension certificate is 14.406. That he has received a pension
At my herein of the act of the 1st May
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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. My occupation is that of a shoemaker but in consequence of a palpitation of the heart and the cords of my right leg being cut off so as to render me unable to walk without a staff is [illegible] and lameness in my right arm and hand by rheumatism. I am unable to contribute any thing toward by support at present and for the last year. I have a wife aged sixty seven years who is sickley + feeble in health + unable to do anything toward her support + we have by charitable assistance got along for the last year 
Thomas Cheney
Sworn and declared to on the 21st day of August 1823
Before
John Harvey Chief Justice
John Folsom
Benj Penhallow } associate just.
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I Peter Chadwick Clerk of the Court of Sessions for the County of Rockingham do hereby certify that it appears to the satisfaction of this Court that the said Thomas Cheney did serve in the Revolutionary War against the common enemy as stated in the preceding declaration for the term of nine months, under one engagement on the continental establishment. I do also certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records ofsaid court, and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibition in the aforesaid schedule is thirty dollars seventy six cents.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 23 day of August 1823.
P Chadwick Clerk of the Court
Of sessions for the county of Rockingham.
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State of New Hampshire
Rockingham County SS.
On this thirteenth day of November eighteen hundred and thirty eight personally appeared before Bradbury Bartlett one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas for the county of Rockingham aforesaid Hannah Cheney a resident of Derry in the County of Rockingham and state of New Hampshire aged eighty 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 provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4, 1836 and the resolution of July 7, 1835 that she is the widow of Thomas Cheney who was a private in the army of the Revolution and at the time of his death a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States under the act of the 7th June 1832. The no. Of his certificate was 183 which was surrendered when she drew the access of pension due at the time of his death.
She further declares that she was married to the said Thomas Cheney on the third day of January in the year seventeen hundred and seventy nine, and that her husband the aforesaid Thomas Cheney died on the eighteenth day of January Eighteen hundred and thirty eight. And that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed.
Hannah her X mark Cheney
Witness David Currin Jr.
Rockingham County SS Sworn and subscribed to the day and year first above so written before me Bradbury Bartlett
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Rockingham County SS. November 13th, 1838. I certify that the within named Hannah Cheney is unable to attend court by reason of bodily infirmity and that she maintains a good moral character.
Bradbury Bartlett one of the judges of the court of common pleas for said county of Rockingham.
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I James Cheney of Waterville of State of Vermont of lawful age depose and say that my brother Thomas Cheney of Derry of State of New Hampshire was at Cambridge in the year 1775 as a soldier in the Revolutionary War in Capt Pages Company three months and afterwards he enlisted under Lieut Thomas Hardy for one year in said revolutionary War. And served under said Hardy fourteen months, as a soldier in Col Starks regiment in the year 1776. In the year 1777 he went to Boston and served three months as a soldier in said Revolutionary War under Capt Wittle, he then enlisted again three months as a soldier under Capt. Burnham and went to Rhode Island, and served as a soldier; then he returned home to Bradford Massachusetts and enlisted aboard the Packet Wexford, bound for France commanded by Capt John Fletcher and was out a short time after which he was taken a prisoner and kept in confinement seven months on hand a British Prison Ship in the year 1778, then he returned home and enlisted again under Capt. Gage for three months and was at the taking of Old Burgoyne at Saratoga and served in this campaign two months, and sent as a guard to Boston and there discharged. And then he enlisted for three years under Capt. Hayward, and served eighteen months, and then he was discharged in Col. Smiths Regiment.
James Cheney

Rockingham SS State of New Hampshire [illegible] July 24, 1832
then subscribed and sworn to before me.
Saml Adams Jus Peace
(Turn over)
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I certify that the foregoing James Cheney is a credible witness, and that his statement is entitled to credit.
Saml. Adams Justice Peace
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I George M. Cheney of Derry in the county of Rockingham and state of New Hampshire aged twenty six years do testify and say that Thomas Cheney late of said Derry was my grandfather. The said Thomas Cheney resided with my father the latter part of his life. He died the eighteenth day of January AD 1838. The present year. My grandmother Hannah Cheney the applicant for a pension still resides at my fathers And has never been married since the death of her husband the said Thomas Cheney, but has remained a widow ever since. My grandfather the said Thomas Cheney was a pensioner of the United States under the act of Congress of the 18 of March 1818.
August 31, 1838. GH Cheney
State of New Hampshire Rocking-
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Ham county SS August 31, 1838
Sworn to before me and I hereby certify that George M. Cheney above named is a credible witness.
David Currier Jr Justice Peace
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State of New Hampshire Essex County SS
Town Clerk Office
Bradford June 22 AD 1838
I hereby certify that the following is an estate from the records remaining in my office. “Thomas Cheney and Hannah Danforth both of Bradford were married January third one thousand seven hundred and seventy nine.” That the above is a true copy of the record with the exception of the date which is expressed on this record in fair legible figures as follows
“1779 Jan 3 Thomas Cheney and Hannah Danforth both of Bradford were married.”
Daniel B. Stickney, Town Clerk
I Daniel B Stickney above named depose and say that I hold the office of town clerk in the town of Bradford in the county of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aforesaid and that the above is a true extract from the records of said town with the exceptions above named as certified by me.
Daniel B. Stickney Town Clerk of said town of Bradford
Essex SS Bradford June 22, 1838
Sworn to before me William S. Balch Justice Peace
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I Jonathan Hale of Bradford County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged seventy nine years. Depose and say - I knew Thomas Cheney in the year 1779 that he was a soldier in the Revolutionary War that he was married to Hannah Danforth before the war closed. That in February 1780 I went for the midwife at the birth of his oldest son. Stephen Cheney. I further say that the said Thomas Cheney was absent from his family and out as a soldier in the army of the Revolution at the time of the birth of the said Stephen Cheney.
Jonathan Hale

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex SS. June 22nd, 1838 then the above named Jonathan Hale personally appeared and made solemn oath that the above declaration by him subscribed is the truth
Before me Amos Parker Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that the above named Jonathan Hale is a credible witness
Amos Parker Justice Peace
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Barringtown Aug 21st, 1778
This may certify that the written two [illegible] Is [illegible] provision for the [illegible] only. 
On behalf John Olson [illegible]
P Marston [illegible]

Cheney, Thomas
Cont. NH
W-17602
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Permit the bearer Thomas Cheney [illegible] Greene to [illegible] to Bradford in the state of Massachusetts. They having been prisoners exchanged and went sick to the hospital.
M Scott SS.
Morristown August 22, 1778 Thomas Cheney
To whom it may concern

Cheney, Thomas
Cont (NH)
W-1760
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14-406 R
New Hampshire
Thomas Cheney
Of Londonderry in the state of NHampshire
Who was a private in the regiment commanded by colonels Stack of N-Hampshire Smith of Massachusetts line for the term of Two Years.
Inscribed on the roll of New Hampshire at a rate of 8 dollars per month, to commence on the 2nd of May 1818.
Certificate of pension issued the 20th of [illegible] 1819 and sent to Sam [illegible] Esq. Chester NHamps
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1819 128.80
Semi-anl. All’ce ending 4 Mar 1820 48
15 30/31 4/30.  $176.80

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}

See letters to Hon. S. Bell, Senate US January 10, 1827 + Dec 2, 1828. + Feb 7, 1829
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Additional proof in support of the declaration of Thomas Cheney in his application to the Hon. Samuel Bell for the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 18 of March 1818.
I Free G Parker of Bradford in the County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on oath do testify and declare that I was one of the Class that hired the said Thomas Cheney, (then a resident in Bradford now in Londonderry) to serve in the Revolution war in the continent establishment for one year, in the year 1781. That he went as a private and that he served as a [illegible] for the class I was in, and we as a class was not called upon to hire any other man in his room, and that he did not return home until some time in 1782.
Free G. Parker

Essex SS. Aug 7, 1818 Then the above named Free G. Parker, personally appeared and made oath to the truth of the above written declaration.
Before me William Greenough Justice of the Peace
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Chester, NH Free
Aug 14
Hon. John C. Calhoun
Secretary at War
Washington DC
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Chester Aug 13th, 1819
Sir,
I return enclosed the application of Tho. Cheney for a pension, with additional evidence of service. I have ceased to sustain the office of a judge by the acceptance of an office incompatible with it to which I have been recently elected. [illegible] is therefore not in my power to take the declaration of Cheney anew, if that were necessary. 
I have the full and explicit statement of Emery as to the service of Cheney will prove so satisfactory as to procure for him a certificate.
I am respectfully
Your Obed servant
Samuel Bell
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Admitted
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Additional proof in support of the declaration of Thomas Cheney in his application to the Honorable Samuel Bell for the benefit of the act of Congress of the 18th of March 1818.
I Ephraim Emery of Boston in the county of Suffolk now resident in Newbury in the county of Essex on oath do testify and declare that in the year 1781 and 1782 I was adjutant in the sixth Massachusetts Regiment under Colonel Smith, and served in that Regiment in these years in the war of the Revolution and on the continental establishment. I had been previously in the army and on duty from the commencement of the war, but did not hold a commission until 1779. And was then under Colonel Wigglesworth.
I well remember Thomas Cheney who now lives in Londonderry in the State of New Hampshire, and do know that he was a private soldier in Captain Benjamin Haywards company in said Smith Regiment in the year 1781 and the year 1782. A part of the latter year. He was on duty in this regiment and in said Haywards Company when I joined the regiment. And I knew him as a soldier before that time. [illegible] [illegible] seen him on duty before I joined that Regiment. I am unable now to say what time the said Cheney was discharged from that company, but I feel confident he served therein as much as twelve months. He was always considered a good soldier and I have no doubt but that he was faithful in the discharge soldier duty. I always understood and believed that said Cheney was early in the service and served in other companies but the service above aforementioned is all in which I personally saw him on duty.
I have no interest whatever in said Cheney’s application for a pension
Eph. Emery

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex SS. Town of Newburyport August 7th AD 1819
Then Major Ephraim Emery above named personally appeared before the subscribed Notary Public for the county of Essex by legal authority admitted and sworn, and a Justice of the Peace and Quorum in and for said county residing therein, and made solemn oath to the truth of the
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Aforewritten declaration by him subscribed, and I the said Notary do certify that the said Emery is a credible witness and believed by me to be disinterested. 
In testimony whereof I have also hereunto set my hand the day month and year within written
{illegible} Not Pub
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Know all men by these presents, That I Thomas Cheney of Londonderry in the County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire, husbandman
For and in consideration of the sum of eleven hundred hundred dollars
To me in hand, before the delivery hereof, well and truly paid by William Cheney of said Londonderry, Husbandman.
The receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, have given, granted, bargained, sold and by these presents, do give, grant, bargain, sell, alien, enfeoff, convey and confirm unto the said William and his “ “ “ “ “ “ heirs and assigns, forever, a certain farm situated in the southerly part of Londonderry. Containing ninety acres, be the same more or less, bounded and described as follows - viz - beginning at the southwesterly angle on the highway near the farm formerly owned by Elder James Alexander thence northwestwardly bounding on said Alexander farm to the meadow. There westwardly and northwardly croping Beaver Brook to the line of land formerly owned by said Thomas Cheney. Thence eastwardly and northwardly till it comes to the [illegible] leading from Litchfield to Chester. Thence eastwardly bounding on said highway to said Cheneys line. Thence southwardly and eastwardly croping said Beaver Brook and bounding on Charles Cox’s meadow and Capt. Samuel Patten’s meadow & upland, till it comes to the highway first mentioned. Thence bounding on the said highway to the bounds first mentioned, so as to include all the land formerly owned by Capt. James Wallace, reserving however from said farm two acres of land, being the northwestwardly part of said farm, bounded on the southwestwardly part by land now owned by William Boyd, and northwardly by the highway leading from Litchfield to Chester aforesaid. Eastwardly by said Boyd’s land, and southwardly by land conveyed by deed to said Thomas Cheney - granting however the right to the same William Cheney of [illegible] through said reserved two acres of land to the highway. The above described premises were conveyed to the granted by Joseph and Moses Anderson.
To have and to hold the said granted premises with all the privileges and appurtenances to the same belonging, to him the said William + his heirs and assigns to his and their only proper use and benefit forever. And I the said Thomas, “ “ “ + my heirs, executors, and administrators, do hereby covenant, grant and agree to and with the said William, “ “ “ and his heirs, and assigns, that until the delivery hereof I am the lawful owner of said premises, and am “ seized and possessed thereof in my own right in fee simple, and have full power and lawful authority to grant and convey the same in manner aforesaid; that the said premises are free and clear of all and every incumbrance whatsoever, and that I “ “ and my heirs, executors and administrators, shall and will warrant the same to the said William, and his heirs and assigns against the lawful claims and demands of any person or persons whomsoever.
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In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal the twenty-first day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty two. And I Hannah Cheney wife of said Thomas in token of my relinquishment of dower in the above described premises have set my hand + seal the day and year above written.
Thomas Cheney
Signed, sealed + delivered in presence of Frederick E. Hunt, David A Gregg} wit to 1st signers, wit to 2nd signer
Rockingham SS. April 21st 1823 then personally appeared the aforenamed Thomas Cheney and acknowledged the above instrument to be his free act and deed before me David A. Gregg Just. Of the Peace.
Received + recorded 28th April 1823. Seth Walker - Register -

A true Copy of record - examined
Attest Seth Walker, Register 

I Pete Chadwick Clerk of the Court of Sessions for the County of Rockingham, in the State of New Hampshire do hereby certify that Seth Walker is recorder of deeds for the said county of Rockingham and that his signature to the above certificate is in his own handwriting.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affirm the seal of said Court this 27th day of October 1823.
P Chadwick Clerk

N.B. Two words between Joseph + Anderson marked but uncertain what they are.
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Thomas Cheney NH act. 7 June ‘32 when last paid?
27, May 35 [illegible]
Died 18th Jan. 1838 [illegible] to that period 
JH
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Thos. Cheney
Payable semi-annually. The first payment on this certificate will be made on the 4th of March next, in Portsmouth N.H. At the Branch Bank of the United States


Recorded
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War Department
Revolutionary Claim.
I Certify that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th March, 1818,
Thomas Cheney……late a Private in the army of the revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the New Hampshire Agency, at the rate of eight…..dollars per month, to commence on the second day of May…..one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
Given at the War Office of the United States, this twentieth day of September one thousand eight hundred and nineteen
JC Calhoun
Secretary of war
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Thomas Cheney
Rec’d 3 Nov, 1823
P. Chadwick,
Exeter, N.H.
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State of New Hampshire
County of Rockingham SS.
On this 30th day of September 1823 personally appeared in open court being the superior court of judicature for the said State of New Hampshire being a court of record for said county of Rockingham having the power of fine and imprisonment Thomas Cheney resident in Londonderry in said county who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration that on the 18th day of March 1818 he was in possession of the following property to wit a farm containing ninety acres situated in Londonderry in said county. At that time worth one thousand dollars. His stock and farming utensils were worth one hundred + fifty dollars and his household furniture was worth by estimate thirty dollars (exclusive of his necessary clothing +bedding) and that he owed at that time about six hundred dollars. And had no means of paying it whatever except with the property above mentioned. [illegible] on the twenty first day of April 1823 he sold the above mentioned farm and all his stock and farming utensils to William Cheney. The farm for eleven hundred dollars and the stock and farming utensils for one hundred and twenty eight dollars and fifty cents. That at that time he was justly owing the said William Cheney the sum of six hundred ninety two dollars ninety three cent.
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Cents for debts which he had from time to time paid for him the said declarant and for supply’s he has furnished him with and at the same time for the said William Cheney paid for him the following debts which he was justly owing. Viz to William
Chote JR. note and interest 98.11  Adams + Redfield note + interest 96.00
Benjamin Shute note + interest 1.17
John [illegible] note + interest 7.14
James Penhuston note + interest 3.38
James Anderson Interest .79  Joseph McAnderson note + interest 92.18
James Anderson note 10.48
Joseph M Anderson note + interest 93.32 Enoch Ordaway account .65
John Jackson note + interest 1.36 Doct Thomas Wallace Account 14.30
Parkerton + Dickeys note + interest 14.07 Joseph Leach note + interest 42.66
Joseph Stowell note + interest 8.71 Joseph Danforth note + interest 3.90
Alice Boyd note + interest 6.82 Peter Jenkins for taxes 14.69
John Duncan note + interest 15.32 Alex Mcmurphy note + interest 11.78
Laurence + Whittimere note + interest 6.46
Amos Page note + interest 1.07 Doct. George [illegible] note + interest 10.98
[illegible} account 1.07
[illegible] Webster account 4.00  287.05
Samuel Whidden note + interest 5.89  333.68
Samuel Nowell note + interest 30.23  $620.73
CS Thom Note + interest 24.35
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$333.68

That he the said Thomas Cheney is still justly owing the said William Cheney the sum of eighty four dollars sixteen cents and has no means of paying any part of it excepting by the sale of the little property contained in his schedule exhibited to the court of sessions for said county of Rockingham at the last August term ofsaid court.
And that the reason why he the said Thomas Cheney did not exhibit his schedule before the passage of the act of Congress of the 18th March, 1823 was that he was in possession of the above mentioned property and that though he was owing large sums which were constantly increasing owing to his inability to labor on account of his affecting disease supported by the physicians to be a [illegible] on the heart, yet he could not consent to
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to dispose of his property so long as he thought there was any possibility of his being able to maintain a shelter for himself and aged wife. But the pressure of his debts has at length compelled him to dispose of his property as above described and now finds himself reduced to absolute poverty with out any means of subsistence excepting public or private charity.
Thomas Cheney
County of Rockingham 
I Nathaniel Adams Clerk of the sessions court of judicator for the county of Rockingham in the State of New Hampshire do hereby certify that the foregoing declaration of Thomas Cheney was subscribed and declared to in open court under oath and that the same is true copied form the records of said court
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court this thirtieth day of September Ann domini 1823
Nath. Adams Clerk
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John L Edward’s Esquire Chester July 30th 1830
Sir
I enclose the application of Thomas Cheney for a pension together with the evidence of his service. I think it proper to add that I have been acquainted with the applicant many years and have entire confidence in the truth of his statement.
The magistrates before whom these affidavits were taken are well known to me as acting Justices of the Peace and men of the most respectable characters. The signatures to the certificates of the oaths administered are in their respective hand writing which are well known to me
Respectfully
Your obeo serv.t
Samuel Bell
P.S. Mr. Cheney requests that his pension certificate maybe enclosed to me.
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Free S Bell
John L Edwards Esquire
Pension Office
Washington D.C.

$80 per annum
Admd
Act 7 June 1832
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I Thomas Cheney of the town of Derry (formerly Londonderry) in the county of Rockingam and State of New Hampshire aged seventy four years in the month of September last past, do testify and declare that I was a pensioner of the United States under an Act of Congress of March 18, 1818 and drew a pension untill a subsequent law of Congress requiring Revolutionary Pensioners to furnish a schedule of property where I was struck from the pension list of the New Hampshire Agency - I enclose my original pension certificate from the War Department - I further testify and declare that I was born in the town of Bradford in the county of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts and enlisted as a private soldier in Captain Gage's company and Colonel Frye's Regiment in the Massachusetts line from said town of Bradford early in October 1775 and served three months in said company and Regiment in the vicinity of Boston in said Massachusetts. I further testify that I enlisted early in January 1776 under Lieut Thomas Hardey and Captain John Hale's company and Colonel John Starke's Regiment on the continental establishment, and New Hampshire line, for one year, and served as a private soldier for the term of fourteen months under said enlistment and was discharged at Ticonderoga in the state of New York. I further testify that I engaged as a volunteer in Captain Kittle company of Massachusetts Militia and Colonel Rice's Regiment, in [illegible - crossed out] 1777 and served three months in Boston and vicinity in the State of Massachusetts and returned home to said Bradford. I then enlisted for the term of three months as a private Soldier into Captain Burnham's company of Massachusetts State Militia [for the term of illegible - crossed out] and Marched to Rhode Island and served in said company three months and was dismissed about the last of December 1777. - I then returned home to said Bradford and enlisted on board the [illegible] Packet Ship Waxford bound to France in the Winter of 1778 in the United State service. Captain John Fletcher commanded said Packet ship. We sailed from Newburyport in said Massachusetts and after being out about two months we were taken prisoners [illegible - crossed out] by the British Ship Experiment.
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commanded by Lie. James Wallace and I was kept a prisoner on board of a British prison ship in the Harbor of New York about seven months - I was then exchanged and transferred to the American Hospital at Morristown and was there discharged by M. [illegible] and sent home to Bradford aforesaid - the original discharge is hereby annexed - I further state that I was at the capture of the British Army under General Burgoyne in Captain Gage's company in 1777 - about two months - I further testify that I enlisted in Captain Hayward's company and Colonel Smith's Regiment, Massachusetts line and continental establishment, for the term of three years and served about eighteen months to near the close of the Revolutionary War and was discharged at Peekskill in the State of New York. I further state that the depositions of Adjutant Emery of said Col. Smith's regt or Major Emery, and Free Parker were taken and sent to the War Department, some years since, to prove the last service - I further state that I resided in said town of Derry when I first applied for a pension.
Chester July 30., 1830
[signed] Thomas Cheney

State of New Hampshire
Rockingham County ss
Chester July 30th 1832
Then personally appearing the above named Thomas Cheney; made solemn oath that the above deposition by him subscribed is just and true
Before me [signed] Samuel Aiken Justice Peace

I certify that the above named Thomas Cheney is a credible witness and his statement is entitled to credit [signed] Samuel Aiken Jus. Peace
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Rev Widow, &c.
Hannah Cheney
Widow of Thomas Cheney
Priv. Rev. War
Act: July 4th 1836
Index: - Vol. A, Page 131
[Arrangement of 1870]
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4 219
Application of Hannah Cheney of Derry County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire for a pension under the act of July 4, 1836 forwarded by David Currier Jr through the West Chester post office Rockingham Co - N. H.

4219
Hannah Cheney
N H 
Act 4 July 36
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aoned
Zyrspri
80$
Died 18 Jany - '38
pen: com: 19 Jany - '38
Claimant
Derry N. H.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Secretary's Office, December 18th. 1838
I hereby Certify That at the dates of their several Attestations Wm. S. Balch and Amos Parker were Justices of the Peace for the County of Essex
in the said Commonwealth, duly constituted and commissioned; and that to their acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
[signed] John P. Bigelow
Secretary of the Commonwealth
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State of New Hampshire
Secretary of the States Office
I hereby certify that the within named Bradbury Bartlett is a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Rockingham and David Currier Jun is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Rockingham an duly qualified and their signatures are genuine
In testimony whereof I have this fourteenth day of November Anno Domini 1838 Oct My hand and caused the seal of the State to be hereunto affixed.
[signed] Jno Whipple Depy Secy
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I Day Mitchell of Bradford County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged Seventy Eight years - Depose and say I new Thomas Cheney in the year 1780 that he was a Soldier in the Revolutionary War - I further say that he was married to Hannah Danforth before the war Closed and I further say that the wife of the said Thomas Cheney had one son born while he was a Soldier in the army of the Revolution
[signed] Day Mitchell

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Essex ss June 22d 1888 Then the above named Day Mitchell personally appeared and made Solemn oath that the above deposition
before one Amos Parker Justice Peace

I hereby certify that the above named Day Mitchell is a Credible witness
[signed] Amos Parker Justice of the Peace
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War Department
Revolutionary Claim No. 183.
I certify that in conformity with the Law of the United States of the 7th June 1832. Thomas Cheney of the State of New Hampshire who was a private in the Army of the Revolution is entitled to receive Eighty dollars per annum during his natural life. Commencing on the 4th of March 1831 and payable semiannually on the 4th of March and 4th of September, in every year.
[illegible] at the War office of the United States this 7th day of August one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
[signed] John Robb
Acting Secretary of War
Examined and Countersigned - 
J.L. Edwards

Payments to be made at Portsmouth N. Hampshire by Pus of U.S. Bank Agent for paying Pensioners in the agency of New Hampshire - 

Recorded by J. H. McBlair Clerk in Book D. Vol. 1st page 147 - 
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