Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 17737, Joseph True, N.H.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
N. H.

True, Joseph

NUMBER
S17737

CONTENTS

carded
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Maine 29.952
Joseph True
Penobscot in the State of Maine
was a private in the comp commanded by
Captain Butler of the Reg commanded by
Col Karllett in the N H State
troops
6 months

Inscribed on the Roll of Maine
the rate of 20 Dollars - Cents
commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 8th day of June
1835
and sent Appleton
Bangor Maine
Arrears to the 4th of March  80-
Semi-anl allowance ending 6  Sep 10
$90

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by R Eler Clerk
Book E Vol. 1 Page 59
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No 13,022
Joseph True

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DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.

State of Maine
County of Penabscot Maine
On this twenty fifth day of May
1833, personally appeared in open Court,
before the Judge of the Probate Court for said County, now sitting, Joseph True
a resident of Garland in the County of Penobscot and State of Maine. aged 72 years, who
being first duly 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 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein
stated that he enlisted as a volunteer and private soldier in Captain Henry Byther's Company of Infantry in Colonel Thomas Bothell Regiment of the New
Hampshire lines or Militia in the Army of the Revolution about the first of
July D. 1780 for the term of three months, and served for himself in our company
and in a [illegible] Guard during his term of three months until he
a verbal discharge, sometime in the month of Jan AD 1780 at West Point
in the State of Hartford; and that he never received any written discharge
from said service: that he with said company was first entered
Kingston in said State of Massachusetts, they were stationed at Springfield in
the Roll of Massachusetts and staid a few days then was dated Claverack
in the State of N York a few days, then went to West point in said State of
New York- at the declarant was soon after [illegible] placed in a Commissary Guard at
McKennon's Wharf at said wit Point in the vicinity of all others Company
and remained in said Guard until the l[illegible] said Court M Stafford
Comminy and M. Hilliker, Clerk - that while here I will Company at
over and at a point other troops were deliver them the

Joseph
months and were at the same time and place with an and
will testify to the first above lott of said Park such be now very
Now he again enlisted as a volunteer and private soldier sometime
in the month of September A.D. 1781, in Captain Parson's Company of
Infantry in Colonel Runnels Regiment of this State [illegible]
in the army of the Revolution for the term of three months
and served for himself in said Company during the whole of said
of the months until he served a that during sometime in
the month of December in the year A.D. 1781 at Charlestown in
of said state, and that he never received any
either during
from said service that he enlisted at Danfield in said State of New Hampshire
in one joined his company which was pritly stationed at said Charles
town (then all No. 4.) for a few days-- thence and Company was
to Castleton in the State of Vermont where it remained about
time then marched to Fort Ann in the State of New York and
the remained sometime, then returned to wit Charleston and the
to Charleston where he was dischared as aforesaid, that intent and Company and Simon Morton was in Colonel
Runnels Regiment while he served therein that other
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at
were stationed have said company at all the above named place
all in the command of Colonel Runnels and May
Town formerly of said Dunfield and Jeremiah Avery now
he served with him in his company during the date of
the month was discharged at the same time and place with him
certify to the pits own states that
That he was born at Deerfield aforesaid May 10, 1762, but has no record
Annesteth there is a record + it in Dec
of his living an evil when called into the second
time that have not till the the testimony
A.D. 1820, when he removed to weil Gorland here he had
that he is known to Hon. Rent, Isaac Wheel & Charles R
, & Elam well acquainted
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17737
INVALID.
File No. 17737
Joseph True
Pri Rev War
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Act: June 7 32
Index: -- Vol. A, Page 379
(Arrangement of 1870.
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I Jeremiah Avery of Deerfield in the County of Rockingham
have and State of New Hampshire aged seventy two
do certify and declare upon oath that I am well acquaintedwith Joseph True now of Garland in the County
of Penobscot and State of Maine, and have been acquainted
with him ever since he was a child that said
True lived in said Deerfield from his childhood until
about the year 1820, when he removed to said
and that said she was at said Deerfield and
point about four years since when I saw and conversed with him - I further depose and say
that sometime in the month of September 1781, I enlisted as a private soldier in Captain Panand Company of Infantry in Colonel Runnels Regiment of
New Hampshire State volunteers of Militia in the
army of the Revolution for the term of three months
and served in said company during will in
of three months until I receive a verbal discharge
sometime in the month of December in the year
1781 at Charlestown in his State of New Hampshire
that said company was fully stationed at said
Charlestown (then called N.4) for a few days thence
company was ordered to Castleton in the State of
Vermont when it arrived a few days, there was
and to put us in the State of New York and then
remained several days, there [illegible] to said Colleton
and then to said Charlestown when I was discharged
found that said Joseph True enlisted as a volunteer and private soldier in said Company at said Deerfield and continued with said Company during the
whole of said term of three months until he
were discharged by a verbal discharge at said Charlestown as aforesaid and that neither of us even in
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any written discharge from said company to my
knowledge. And I know said True to have served
as a private where in said Company during the whole
of said term of three months, and was discharged at
the same time and place with me
I further testify and say that Lieutenant Haynes
was Lieutenant of said Parsons Company and [illegible] was Major of said Runnels Regiment while
we served in said Company as aforesaid
Deerfield A. April 29. 1838 Jeremiah Avery
State of New Hampshire
Rockingham April 29, 1835. Personally appearing the
above named Jeremiah Avery, made oath that the above
affidavit by him subscribed is in his belief true
Before me
Ira A. Clark, Justice of the
I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the
above named Jeremiah Avery, that his character for
truth and verity is good, and his statement entitled
to full credit
Ira St. Clair, Justice of the Peace
.
State of New Hampshire
Secretarys Office April 29, 1835.
the above name Ira 
St. Clair
is a Justice of the Peace in and for
County of Rockingham duly
qualified and his signature is genuine
the testimony whereof those but the seal of state
Ralph Mitchell Secretary
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I Joseph Chase of Deerfield in the County of
Rockingham and  State of New Hampshire aged
about seventy one years of do hereby certify
and declare upon oath that I am well acquainted with
Joseph True now of Garland in the County of
Penobscot and State of Maine, and have been
acquainted with him ever since he was a child
that said True lived in said Deerfield from his
childhood until about the year 1820, when he
removed to see Garland- that said he was at
said Deerfield on a visit about four years is when
I saw and conversed with him. I further declare
and say that about the first of July in the year 1780, I
enlisted as a private soldier in Captain Henry Butler
Company of Infantry, in Colonel Thomas Butler
Regiment of New Hampshire State volunteers or Militia
in the army of the Revolution for the term of the three
months and served in a company during and
term of three months until I received a verbal discharge sometime in the month of October 1780, at
West Point in the State of New York - that said Company was first mustered Kingston in the State of
New Hampshire- then marched to Springfield in the
State of Massachusetts and [illegible] a few days then
were stationed at Claverack in said State of New York
few days-- then went to West Point aforesaid, and
[illegible] then until I was discharged in the month of
October 1780 as aforesaid - That we Joseph True
enlisted as a volunteer and private soldier in said
Company at the same time I did, was mustered
with said company at said Kingston and continued
with me in said Company until we reveled at
point, when he was placed in a commisary. Grant
under the command of Comminary Stafford, when
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he continued in the immediate neighborhood of said
Company until
discharged, at the same time exactly me as aforesaid, by a [illegible]  discharge, and that neither of us ever arrived any written
discharge from said company to my knowledge, and
that I know said said to [illegible] or a soldier either in said Company or in said Guard for the whole of
said term of three months until we will discharged
as aforesaid - I further testify and say that Nathaniel Chandler was Lieutenant of said Battary Company and I think Alaya St.
Clair was Major of said Battary Regiment while we
belonged to said Company, although I am not positive that the majors name was St Clair
Deerfield, N.H. April 3. 1835
Joseph Chase
 
State of New Hampshire Rockingham ss
April 3. 1815 - Personally appearing the above
named Joseph Chase and made oath that
affidavit by him subscribed is in his
true-
Before me,
Ira P. Clair, Justice of the Peace

I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with
the above named Joseph Chase, that his claim for
truth and verity is good, and his statement
entitled to full credit-
Ira A. Clark Justice of the same
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State of Maine.
We John Sawyer
a Clergyman, residing in the town of Galland
and that in the County of Penobscot
and Reuben Bartlett Charles Reynolds Isaac Wheeler & Ezekiel Straw
residing in the same town, hereby certify,
that we are well acquainted with Joseph True
who has
subscribed and sworn to the annexed declaration; that we believe him to be 72
years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides.
to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
 
Reuben Bartlett
Charles Reynolds
Isaac Wheeler
Ezekiel Straw

State of Maine, Penobscot ss. Sworn and subscribed this 26th day of May
Before me,
Reuben Bartlett
Justice of the Peace.

State of Maine
Penobscot
Sworn to and subscribed by Reuben Bartlett
the 26 day of May
1835
Before me
Isaac Wheeler Justice of the Peace
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State of Mare
Penobscot County
I Alexander Savage Register of the Court of Probate for said
County of Penobscot certify that Reuben Bartlett and Isaac Wheeler
are magistrate as within, and that the foregoing signature purporting
be theirs, are genuine. In testimony whereof I have affixed the seal
the ninth day
of our Probate Court and subscribed my name this twenty ninth day of
May in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty five
Alexander Savage Register of Probate
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And to the interrogatories propounded under the instructions of the war department, he answers:
as above-


He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and
he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any State.
Joseph
True
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid, in open Court
William D. Williamson Judge Probate
And the said Judge does hereby declare his opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary
Soldier, and served as he states.
William D. Williamson
Judge [illegible] stated
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State of Maine.
[illegible] 16 May 29, 1835.
AND the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and
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 them that John Sawyer.
who has signed the
Clergyman resident in the town of Garland
preceding certificate, is a
and that Reuben Bartlett Charles Reynolds
but said
who has also signed the same resident of the same land
creditable persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.

William D. Williamson Judge of Probate of said County of
Penobscot

State of Maine.
Penobscot ss. I, Alexander Savage Register of the Court of Probate
for the County of Penobscot
hereby certify that the Honbl Wm D Williamson
before whom the within proceedings was had, is a Judge of a court of probate
of said State; I also certify that the within contains the original proceedings of the said Judge, in
the matter of the application of Joseph True
for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the
said Court this twenty-ninth
day of May A. D. 1835
Alexander Savage