Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 26507, for Church Tabor, Massachusetts
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(8-1776)

SERVICE 

Mass. 

Tabor, Church
Betsey

NUMBER
W26507

CONTENTS
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[illegible]

3 8 61.
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Vermont               Burlington
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Betsey Tabor

Widow of Church Tabor
[illegible]

who was a Pri & Seargt

in the Revolution
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Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 
36 Dollars 66.
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 
14th day dec. 1853
and sent to 
Wm. Bridger
M. Albans
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[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A
Vol 1. Page 31
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Dead. See letter to H. Adams 24 April 1835

6277
Vermont
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Church Tabor

of the State of Vermont
who was a Pri Sergt in the Company commanded
by Captain [illegible] of the Rj commanded
by Colonel Bowen in the [illegible]
line for 8 mo pay to ------ $26.66
2" Sergeant ---------------$10.00
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$36.66
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Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont
at the rate of 36 Dollars 66 Cents per annum 
to commence on the sixth day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of Feb
1837 and [illegible]
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Arrears to 4th
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I Martin Chase of Washington in the county of Sullivan and State of New Hampshire do testify and say that I have examined the Record of said town for the purpose of finding the record of Church Tabor and Betsey Steele's marriage but have found no such record.
I further say that I have found upon the records & have in my possession of said town, the following,
Sally Tabor-daughter of Church Tabor and Betsey his wife was born July the seventh one thousand seven hundred and eighty three. 7th 1783. Betsy Tabor daughter of Church Tabor & Betsy his wife was born February the twenty sixth one thousand seven hundred and eighty five 26th 1875-Deceased April 22d. 1785-Jane Tabor daughter of Church Tabor and Betsey his wife was born March the twenty first one thousand seven hundred & eight six, 21st 1786-Betsy Tabor daughter of church Tabor and Betsey his wife was born January the eighth one  thousand seven hundred and eighty eight 8th 1788
I the above named Martin Chase do depose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk in said town of Washington and that the above is a true extract from the records of sd. town, with the exception I have written the dates in the letters where they were expressed in fair legible figures as I have inserted them.
As certified by me.
Martin Chase Clerk of the town of Washington

State of New Hampshire 
Sullivan Co. ss September 4, 1838
Sworn before me
Joseph Healy, Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum throughout the State
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State of New Hampshire
Sullivan Ss.
I T. W. Gilman Clerk of the Superior Court of Judication do hereby certify that Joseph Healy is a Justice of the Peace and of the Quorum throughout the State and that his signature herewith is genuine. Given under my hand and seal of the Court this eight day of September A. D. 1838
T. W. Gilmore, Clerk
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4526
Betsey Tabor's
Declaration
Vt. 
Act 7 July 38

M 87 d 35

Add.
8 mo pri
2 Sergt
$36.66
no deduction

Wm. Bridges Esq.
St. Albans
Vt























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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th July 1838 entitled and act granting half pay & pensions to certain widows.

Sttate of Vermont
Georgia District ss
On this 20th day of december 1838, personally appeared before the Judge of the Court of Probate Betsey Tabor a resident of Swanton in the county of Franklin and state afsd. aged seventy four 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 made by the act of Congress passed July 7th 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows"
that she is the widow of Church Tabor who was a private and Sergeant in the army of the Revolution and believed he served in the Massachusetts continental line & served two campaigns one as a sergeant & the other as a private.
At the time he entered the service he was a resident either of New Bedford or Rochester in the county of Bristol Mass. believes he served under Capt. Lemuel Tabor, but does not recollect the Regiment to which he belonged, nor the time when he entered the service or left the same. he served about ten or eleven months but cannot say where is service was performed, have no documentary evidence.
She further declares that she was married to the said church Tabor in the month of September seventeen hundred and eighty two and that her husband the afsd. Church Tabor died on
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the 27th day of January 1835 & at the time of his death he was a pensioner of the United States under the provision of the act of June 7th 1832. that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the army but the but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and ninety four, viz. at the time above stated.
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written.
Betsey Tabor

(seal)
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Probate Court for the District of Georgia at St. Albans in sd. district this 26th day of December 1838.
William Bridges Judge of Probate
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I David Tabor of Washington in the County of Sullivan and State of New Hampshire depose and say that I am Brother to Church Tabor and was living with my oldest Brother Lemuel Tabor in the town of Freetown in the County of Bristol and Commonwealth of Massachusetts at the time my said brother Church enlisted into the service for eight months, which was in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy five and well remember the time he enlisted, when he marched and of his return home at the end of said term of eight months.
I further depose and say that afterwards, to wit, in the winter of 1776 I was living with my father at said Freetown and well remember that my said Brother Church again enlisted for ttwon months. I also distinctly recollect the time when he enlisted, when he marched and his return home at the end of said two months.
David Tabor

State of New Hampshire
Sullivan ss. July 10 1832
I Joseph Healy of Washington in said county and Justice of the Peace and of the Quorum within and for said County do hereby certify that David Tabor of said Washington, well known to me as a credible witness on this day, personally came before me at said Washington and made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed.
Joseph Healy

State of New Hampshire
I Harvey Chase a Notary Public for the State of New Hampshire duly commissioned and sworn do certify that Joseph Healy whose name is subscrbed to the above written certificate is a Justice of the Peace and of the Quorum for and within the county of Sullivan and State of New Hampshire duly commissioned and sworn and that the signature of his name to said certificate is his own proper hand writing.
Jr
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David Tabor's
Affidavit

In testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand and annexed my notorial seal.
Dated at Cornish in said County of Sullivan this seventh day of November 1832.
Harvey Chase
Notary Public
(Seal)
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Declaration of Church Tabor
for a Pension under the act
of June 7, 1832


(illegible note)
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State of Vermont
Grand Isle County ss
On this 2d day of October AD 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Honorable probate Court a Court of record within and for the County and District of Grand Isle now sitting, Church Tabor a resident of the town of South Hero in the County of Grand isle aged seventy seven years who being first 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 7th 1832.
that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
I was born in Jamestown in the County of new port and State of Rhode Island on the 15th day of November AD 1754. ^On or about the first day of May 1775^ I entered the service of the (illegible) State as a volunteer and a private soldier at Free Town in the County of Bristol and State of Massachusetts for the term of eight month in Captain Lewis Rounswell's Company and Job. Peirce was my first Lieutenant and Lemuel Tabor my oldest Brother was Second Lieutenant. We marched from Free Town through Middlebury, Bridgwater, Braintree, Milton to Roxbury near Boston and there joined Colonel David Brewer's Regiment of State troops. Said Regiment was in General Thomas's Brigade, Major Tupper and Lieutenant Colonel Rufus Butman belonged to the same Regiment and I was acquainted with Captain Packard and Captain Walbridge of the same Regiment. Remained in this Regiment at roxbury aforesaid
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doing duty as a private Soldier for eight months and at the expiration of Eight months which was about the first day of January 1776 I marched with my company to Free Town aforesaid and was discharged but I received no written discharge. While our Regiment lay at said Roxbury the battle of Bunker Hill was fought during the Term of Service I think in the month of September 1775 a part of our Regiment under Major Tupper march and took light House Island in Boston Channel and 7 of the enemy was killed and 13 wounded, we took forty prisoners and between 80 and d100 stands of arms. On or about the first day of February 1776 I again entered the Service of the United States as a volunteer and a private soldier in the Massachusetts State troops at said Free town for the term of two months in Captain Israel Trow's company, Lemuel Tabor aforesaid was first Lieutenant of said Company. We marched again to Roxbury and from thence to Cambridge near Boston and we encamped on Winter Hill in said Cambridge and there I joined Colonel Jacob French's Regiment and I served as an orderly sergeant during the term of service. Colonel Jacob French signed my Sergeants warrent which warrent I have long since lost. At the expiration of two months I was Discharged but I received no written discharge and returned home.
I resided since July 1776 in the town of Washington
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in the then County of Chesier but now the County of Sullivan in the State of New Hampshire untill the year 1813 Since which time I have resided in South Hero where I now reside. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the roll of agency of any state.
Church Tabor
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
(Chur-crossed out). Joel Allen Judge

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states.

We Asa Lyon Clergyman residing in Grand Isle in said District and Abner Keeler Esq. residing in South Hero the town adjoining said Grand Isle hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Church Tabor who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing Declaration; that we believe him to be seventy seven years of age; that his is reputed & believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Asa Lyon
Abner Keeler

Sworn and subscribed this 16th  day of November AD. 1832
Before Cahenir Fletcher Justice of the Peace.

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 him that Asa Lyon who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in Grand Isle aforesaid and that Abner Keeler Esqr. who has signed the same is a resident in South Hero the Town adjoining said Grand Isle and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
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I Joel Allen Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Grand Isle aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Church Tabor for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 2d day of October AD 1832.
Attest Joel Allen Judge
C. H. Burgess Register
(Seal)
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O. W. & N. Div.
F. S.
M. E. C.
W. 26507

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D. C.  April 13, 1896

Madam:
In returning herewith your letter of April 7  1896, you are advised that Church Tabor made an application for pension on October 2, 1832, at which time he was residing in South Hero, Grand Isle Co., Vt., and his pension was allowed for eight months actual service as a private and two months actual service as a sergeant in the Massachusetts troops, Revolutionary war.
He was born in Newport Co., R. I. November 15, 1754, and first entered the service from Freetown, Bristol, Co., Mass. his widow's name was Betsey.
(words blacked out-inserted is "The name of Ebenezer) Ebenezer Tabor has not been found upon the Revolutionary pension records.
Very respectfully,

Commissioner

Mrs. B. J. Perry,
1501-16th Ave.,
Denver, Colo.
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Jan 18 1839
Post mark St. Albans Vt, Jan 15
to be filed with Wid. Tabor's papers
Tabor
recd. 18 Jan

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City D. C.

Oct '38
no action
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State of Vermont
Franklin County
St. Albans Jany 11th 1839

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Sir,
Yesterday I mailed a declaration and evidence in support of the same directed to your honor but omitted to mention that I was the agent of Mrs. Tabor, ^the applicant^.  When the papers are examined you will please return me an answer.
Very respectfully
Your obt. servt.
Wm. Bridges
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24 April 1835
Pension office
church Tabor Vt. (illegible)
6277
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(illegible)
South Hero Vt.

Lewis Cass
Secretary of War
Washington City, D. C.
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Recd. 24 Apl.

Hon. Lewis Cass Secretary of War

On the night of the 27th January last, Church Tabor of this Town, and a Pensioner under the act of June 7, 1832, was burnt to death in the conflagration of his dwelling house, together with his pension certificate & all his papers. His Widow barely escaped out of a window with her night clothes only.
The above facts I can avouch to you for. Now Sir his widow wishes to know how she shall proceed to draw her husbands pension from the 4th of Sept. last up the time of his death.  All the property Mr. Tabor possessed was burnt with him. His pension certificate was burnt so the widow has no evidence in her possession of his being a pensioner. Will you be good enough sir to direct how Mrs. Tabor shall obtain this last remnant of her husband's pension.
Yours Respectfully
Hector Adams, P. Master of South Hero, Vt.

South Hero Vt. Apl. 16, 1835
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I James Madison Tabor of Swanton in the County of Franklin and State of Vermont aged twenty nine years do depose testify and say that I am the son of Church & Betsey Tabor, that the sd. Church Tabor was a pensioner of the United States under the act of the 7th of June 1832 and continued to draw his pension until the 27th day of January 1835, when his dwelling House together with all the furniture family records and himself was consumed by fire. My mother (now present before me) is the widow of the said Church Tabor. I further certify that my mother Betsey Tabor has five children now living the eldest of which is now over fifty years of age, that my father & mother aforesaid have lived together as man and wife ever since my remembrance.
James M. Tabor
Sworn to & subscribed this 6th day of Nov. AD 1838
Before me Wm. Bridges Justice of the Peace
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(Seal)
I Romeo H. Hayt Register of the Probate Court for the District of Georgia do hereby certify that Williiam who has affixed his name to the above and foregoing is a magistrate duly appointed commissioned & qualified to discharge the duties of said office and that his signature to the above and within certificates are genuine.
In witness whereof I have subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the Probate Court for district of Georgia at St. Albans in said district this 8th day of January 1839
Romeo H. Hayt
Register
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Philip Taber'sAffidavit
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I Philip Taber of Cornish in the County of Sullivan and State of New Hampshire aged seventy five years depose and say that in the month of May in the ear of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy five at Freetown in the County of Bristol and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Church Taber then of said Freetown, afterwards of Washington then in the County of Cheshire and State of New Hampshire, but now in said County of Sullivan and since his residence at Washington of South Hero in the County of Grand Isle in the State of Vermont entered as private for the term of eight months in Captain Levi Rounseville's Company and Col. David Brewer Regiment of the State troops. Of this Regiment Rufus Putnam then of Massachusetts but now of Ohio and usually called General Rufus Putnam was Lieut. Colonel. Having so inlisted the said Church Tabor marched immediately with said company to Roxbury near Boston and there remained with said company doing duty during the whole of said eight months
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the winter of 1776 this deponent and the said Church again inlisted for the further term of two months in Capt. Israel Trow's Company and Col. French's Regiment of State troops; and having so inlisted in this deponent and the said Church Tabor went with said company to Winter Hill in Cambridge near Boston & remained there and at Dorchester Point doing duty in said company last mentioned till the expiration of said term of two months which time expired a few days after the British army evacuated Boston.
Phillip Taber

State of New Hampshire
I Harvey Chase a Notary Public for the State of New Hampshire and a Justice of the Peace for and within the County of Sullivan in said State residing in Cornish in said County Certify that Philip Taber who usually spells his name Phillip Taber of said Cornish, well known to me to be a credible witness on this sixth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally came before me at said Cornish and made solemn oath to the truth of the above and foregoing affidavit by him signed.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand seal of office
Harvey Chase
(Seal)
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4279
Declaration of
Mrs. Betsey Tabor
for a Pension

$36.66 per ann

Wm Bridges
St. Albans Vt
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 3d March, 1843, granting pensions for One Year to certain widows who have received pension under the Act of July 7th 1838.

State of Vermont
Georgia District SS  St. Albans August 30th 1843
On this day personally appeared before the Judge of the Court of Probate in and for the District aforesaid Betsey Tabor of Swanton in the County of Franklin and State aforesaid aged seventy eight 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 on the 3d March,1843 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War.
That she is the widow of Church Tabor who was both a Private & Sergeant (as she believes) in the Company commanded by Capt. Lemuel Tabor and that she received Thirty six 66/100 Dollars per annum under the Act of July 7th 1838.
She further declares that she is still a widow.
Betsey Tabor
her X mark
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written.
Before me,
Wm. Bridges, Judge of Probate

Attest  Mary Tabor
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State of Vermont
Georgia District SS 
St. Albans August 30, 1843
I William Bridges Judge of the Probate Court in and for the District aforesaid, do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Mrs. Betsey Tabor widow of Church Tabor late of Swanton in said District deceased.

(seal)
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name at St. Albans in said District on the day and year above written.
Wm. Bridges, Judge
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office
May 22d 1841

Sir
Under the act of the 6th April 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Betsey Tabor a Pensioner on the Roll of the Vermont Agency, at the rate of Thirty Six dollars and 66 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th July 1838, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March to the 4th Sept. 1840.
Respectfully yours,
Albian K. Parris
Comptroller

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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Alden Rounswell
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I Alden Rounswell of Washington in the County of Sullivan & State of New Hampshire aged seventy four years depose and say that I have lived in said Washington for more than sixty years; that I was acquainted with Church Tabor & Betsey Steele before they were married and was present at their wedding. I cannot positively sat in what year they were married by do know that it was before the year seventeen hundred & ninety four and before they had any child, and I think it was about the year seventeen hundred and eighty two. they were married at the house of John Steele, the father of the said Betsey by the Revd. George Lesslie the then minister of Washington. the said Tabor and his wife lived in the said Town of Washington from the time they were married until about twenty five years ago, when they left for the State of Vermont.
Alden Rounswell
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State of New Hampshire
Sullivan Co. ss.  September 3, 1838

Personally came before me the subscriber, the within named Alden Roundwell and made oath that the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed is just and true.
Joseph Healy 
Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum throughout the State

State of New Hampshire Sullivan ss
Sept. 3 1838
I hereby certify that I have been well acquainted with the above named Alden Rounswell for forty years; that he is a person of truth & veracity; and that full faith & credit may be given to his testimony
Joseph Healy
Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum throughout the State
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State of New Hampshire
Sullivan Ss. 
I T. W. Gilman Clerk of the Superior Court of Judication do hereby certify that Joseph Healy is a Justice of the Peace and of the Quorum throughout the State, and that his signatures herewith are genuine.

(Seal)
Given under my hand and Seal of the Court this eighth day of September A. D. 1838
T. W. Gilman Clerk
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Phebe Rounswell
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I, Phebe Roundwell of Washington in the County of Sullivan and State of New Hampshire aged eighty years depose and say that I have lived in said Washington fifty nine years; that I was acquainted with Church Tabor and Betsey Steele before they were married and was present at their wedding. The said Church Tabor & Betsey Steele were married at the house of John Steele, father of the said Betsey, by the Revd. George Lesslie, then minister of said Washington. They were married, as near as I can recollect in September seventeen hundred eighty two; at any rate, the marriage took place before the year seventeen hundred & ninety four, and before they had any child; and I am quite sure it was in seventeen hundred and eighty two, as above stated. The said Tabor & his wife lived in this town after they were married until about twenty five years ago, when they left for a place some where in the State of Vermont.
Phebe Rounswell
her X mark
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State of New Hampshire
Sullivan Co. ss.
September 3, 1838

Personally came before me, the subscriber, the within named Phebe Rounswell, and make oath that the foregoing affidavit by her subscribed is just and true.
Joseph Healy
Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum throughout the State

State of New Hampshire
Sullivan ss.  Dept. 3, 1838
I hereby certify that the above named Phebe Rounswell retains her mental (illegible) & her recollection well; that she is a person of truth & veracity and that full credit may be given to her testimony.
Joseph Healy
Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum throughout the State

State of New Hampshire
Sullivan SS.
I, T. W. Gilman Clerk of the Superior Court of Judication do hereby certify that joseph Healy is a Justice of the Peace and of the Quorum throughout the State, and his signatures above are genuine
(seal)
Given under my hand and Seal of the court this eighth day of September A. D. 1838
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Vermont 3113
Betsey Tabor
widow of Church Tabor who was a pensioner under the Act of 7th June 1832 and who died on the 17th Jan. 1835 of Franklin in the State of Vermont who was a pri & Sgt in the Company commanded by Captain Rounswell of the Regt. commanded by Brewer in the Mass line for 10 months

Inscribed on the Roll of Burlington at the rate of 36 Dollars 66 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836

Certificate of Pension issued the 5 day of June '39 and sent to Wm. Bridges St. Albans Vt.

Arrears to the 4th March   $109.98
Semi-annual allowance ending   18.33
$128.31

{Act July 7, 1838}

Recorded by R. Baldwin Clerk
Book A. Vol. 2 page 59
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Letter to William Bridges & 3 Aud. 20 May 1841
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 April 1838 from 4 March to 4 Sept. 1840 Agt. notified 26 May 1841
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Revy.
WIDOW &c.
File No. 26507
Betsey Tabor
Wid. Church Tabor
Segt. Rev.
Act: Mch 3d 1843
Index: Vol. T, Page 266

[Arrangement of 1870]
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Apr. 13/96  Soldier pensioned
Mrs. B. J. Perry, Denver, Colo
M.E.L.