Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 21399, Adonijah Houghton, Mass.
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Mass    Houghton, Adonijah           W21399
                                Jane
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10354
Vermont.

Jane Houghton, dec?
Mass widow of Adonijah Houghton 
who was a pensioner under the Act of _____
and who died (on the- crossed out) October 1829 of (illegible) in the State of VT.
who was a private in company 
commanded by Captain ______ of the
Regt commanded by ______ in
the Revolution war line for 11 mo. 1 day

Inscribed on the Roll of Montpelier 
at the rate of 36 Dollars 77 
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836

Certificate of Penson issued the 26th day of
Oct 1847 and sent to J. Bryant 
Meriden
N.H.
                                          
Total Amount                $183.85

[Act July 7, 1838]
Recorded by Th Lumpkin Clerk
Book D Vol. 1 page 145
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blank page
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Jane Houghton dec.
pending claim, Act of 
the 7 July 1838


Judge Hammond Certificate
 of her death




John Bryant Agent Meriden N.H.
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State of Vermont   }  I Thomas F Hammond Judge 
District of Windsor}    of the Probate Court for the district of Windsor aforesaid  hereby certify that satisfactory evidence has been  exhibited to said court that Jane Houghton , Widow of Adonijah Houghton died in the year Thousand eight hundred and forty three on the fifth day of February : that she left two  children only whose names are Alvah Houghton and Anna C Mead Both of lawful age.  Given under my hand and the seal of said Court at  Windsor in said District, This 2nd day of September in the year 1847
                        Thomas F Hammond , Judge
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13234

Mrs Jane Houghton dead claim Act  7th July 1838
VT
m. '82 2
Husband dead 1837
now dead 5   July 1843          





John Bryant Agent Meriden NH
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State of Vermont }
District of Windsor}   On this second day of November, in the year on thousand eight hundred and forty six formally appcant before the Probate Court in and for the District aforesaid, Alvah Houghton a resident of Windsor in the County of Windsor , in the State of Vermont age fifty one years on the seventeenth of July now last past who being first duly sworn according to law , doth , on his Oath make the following Declaration in order to  obtain for himself and Anna C Mead formally Anna C Houghton in the name and right of  Jane Houghton deceased , that said  Declaration and Anna C Mead being the only surviving children of Adonijah Houghton and Jane Houghton deceased the  benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed July 7th 1838  entitled "A granting half pay and pensions to certain Widows."

  That the said Jane Houghton was the Widow of the said Adonijah Houghton who was a private in  the War of the Revolution and   belonged to the town of Lunenberg in the County  of Worchester and State of Massachusetts that he has reason to believe and does believe that he  the said Adonijah Houghton served as a Private in the year seventeen  hundred and seventy six and was stationed at Dorchester Height , Mass for about six months and that he  enlisted as a private under Capt Stearns  , Col Woods Regt and served from May 31st 1771 seventeen hundred seventy eight  to January 31st 1779, making eight months and eleven days, including  allowance for travel as  shown by the Certificate of the Secretary of State of  Massachusetts.
 He further declares that said Jane Houghton
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was married to the said Adonijah Houghton , as he has reason to believe at Washington in the county of Sullivan and State of New Hampshire on  the ninth day of May in the year seventeen Hundred and eighty two by the Rev. Mr. Lasley or (Laslie) her former name being Jane Steel; that  her husband , the aforesaid Adonijah Houghton died at Walpole, County of Cheshire and the State of New Hampshire in the year eighteen hundred and twenty nine  in the month of October , but  he cannot tell the day  that the said Jane Houghton died at Washington aforesaid is in the year eighteen hundred and forty three on the fifth  day of  February that she was not married  to him prior to him leaving the service but thee marriage took place to the first day of January seventeen hundred and ninety four,           at the town above stated.

Alvah Houghton

Sworn to and subscribed by the said Alvah Houghton, This 2nd day  of November , 1846 Before Me       Thomas F Hammond, Judge of  Probate Court

State of Vermont
District of Windsor ss.  }  I Thomas F Hammond, Judge of the Probate Court  for the District of Windsor aforesaid  hereby certify that Alvah Houghton who has sworn to  and subscribe the foregoing Declaration is a person of truth and veracity and that the statements by him made , are entitled to full credit and belief      Thomas F Hammond Judge of Probate.
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State of Vermont
District of Windsor ss


I Salmon F Dutton Register of the Probate of Court for the District of Windsor  aforesaid,  
 hereby certify that Thomas F Hammond before whom the foregoing Declaration of Alvah Houghton was sworn to and subscribed is Judge of Probate Court fore said district of Windsor which Probate Court is a Court of  Record and that the signature annexed to certificate of the Oath of the Declarant purposing     to    be the signature of him m  the said Thomas F Hammond  is his own  proper and genuine signature.

In testimony whereof  I have hereunto affixed 
 the  seal of the said Probate Court , and  subscribe my name at Cavendish in said district this eleventh day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty seven
 Salmon F Dutton Register

[Imprint of seal for Windsor can be seen]
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Mrs. Jane Houghton deed

Family record of marriage  by Mrs, Anna C. Mead
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Left side only
[ illegible]

Jane Houghton May 9th 1782
 [ illegible]



[ illegible] Hougthon Was May the 11 1788
[ illegible]
Houghton [ illegible] this  year 1795
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I Anna C Mead of Easton in the county of Washington and the State of New York . aged  a forwards of sixty years , depose and say, that I am a child of Adonijah and Jane Houghton formerly of Walpole in the sate of New Hampshire  deceased, That my  mother Jane Houghton died at Washington NH on the 5th of February 1843,  That i now have and have had in my possession  for some time part the Bible which belong to my parents. the said Adonijah and Jane Houghton wherein was contained this family record from which I have this day recorded and hereunto  attached. showing the date of their marriage and births of their children, and by which it                be perceived that I (Heir Anna Houghton ) was born on the 9th day of February 1786 which record I believe to be a genuine one and mainly , if not  all  in the hand writing of my father the  said Adonijah Houghton.
                                               her
                                   Anna C  X Mead
                                               mark


State of New York}
Washington County } ss
Sworn and subscribe to this 30th day of November 1846 before me.
                       H.  Emmons
                              Justice of the peace
I  further certify that the deponent is credible witness.
H. Emmons
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Washington County ss    I Horatio Emmons a Justice of the Peace  of said county certify, that the two leaves of the old Bible in the possession of Mrs. Anna C Mead were cut form the same  book in  my presence: And I further certify that the deponent of her Oath said she could over writhe the tolerable faint hand and can read , writing now. but on it to a Rheumatic affliction of her right side arm     and  hand she is incapable of writing her name now.
H. Emmons Justice

State of New York
Washington County clerk office.   I William R  Mills Deputy Clerk of said County do hereby certify that Horatio Emmons  whose name is subscribed to the proceeding Certificate and  
 located was on the day of the date of said    Issuant  Certificate of Justice  of the peace and for said County duly Elected and sworn and that  i am  well acquainted better the hand writing of said Justice and certify believe that said signature are genuine.

       In Testimony where of I have here unto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of said County this  , 1st day of December AD 1841 
Wm.. R Mills  Dep. Clk
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File No 21399
Jane Houghton 
Widow of 
Adonijah Houghton
Priv. Rev. War

Act July 7th 1838
Index Vol A  Page 830
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Blank
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I certify that in conformity with the Act of July 7 1838 Jane Houghton deceased State of Vermont  widow of Adonijah Houghton who was  Priviate in the Revolution, and died on       day of in October , 1829 is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of Thirty six dollar and seventy seven cents per annum commencing on 4th March 1836 and termination on the 4th of March 1841 ,  She died on  the 5th February 1843 before any law made to renew pension ,  made the last of July 7, 1838.  The Pension is now payable to Alvah Houghton and Anna C Mead only surviving Children.  
Given at the War Office of the United States this 26th day of October one thousand eight hundred and forty- seven.
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Mrs. Jane Houghton deceased Proof of Adonijah Houghton  Service
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Secretary's  Office Boston
July 1 1846

I hereby Certify That from an examination of the Books and  Documents relating to Military Service in the  War of the  Revolution , which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Adonijah Houghton  is  born upon a Pay Roll of  Capt. Mansfield Sawyer Company in Col. Dikes Regt. for travel from those separate homes to Dorchester Height as a  private of Luxemburg No service Named Number of  mile traveled against his name in 48 said rolls  is dated September 1776 ------ Upon a pay roll of Capt. Ephraim Stearns Company  Col. Ezra Woolsingh raise for defense of the North River as a private from May 31 1778 to January 31 1779 including allowance  of 10 days for Travel .   8 Months and 11 days
The above is all the evidence of service of any one of  the name shown by the Military Records in this office
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And I further Certify, That befor search made for evidence of said  facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this Office in the form in which the same now appears ; that the search was mad by myself and my clerks alone and that said application and the certificate above set forth , contain all the facts and circumstance within my knowledge pertaining to the case.

      In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth the date above written 
John C Perapacy
Secretary of the Commonwealth
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2176 
Alvah Houghton application

Edward Repeck Agent  Windsor NH
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The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is hereby requested to furnish evidence from  the Rolls of this  office of the Revolutionary service  of my late father Adonijah Houghton who was formally a resident of  Lunenburg Massachusetts and afterwards of  Walpole New Hampshire.
    My father the said Adonijah Houghton was, as I believe several times engaged in  the service of the Country which a  resident of said town of Lunenburg but he having long since deceased, I am unable to state the number of times he engaged, dates places where he served and names if his officers  best -am confident of what i recollect to have  heard him say that he was out a number of times, from Lunenburg aforesaid I am a son of the said Adonijah Houghton deceased..

                               Alvah Houghton


Signed in my presence, by the said Alvah Houghton, [illegible]   Hammand, Justice of the Peace in  and for the County of Windsor, VT.
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Mrs. Jane Houghton dec'd
Town clerk of Washington NH. negative certificate for Marriage,
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Town Clerks office            Nov 9 1846
Washington ,  NH

I Martin Chase Town clerk of Washington, in the county of Sullivan and State of New Hampshire do here by certify that upon application to me for the record evidence of the marriage of Mrs. Jane  Houghton deceased, to Adonijah Houghton I have carefully  searched the book of Record of marriage in my custody but have not been able to find able to find a record of said marriage , nor a record of the birth  of any children.

     Martin Chase, Town of  Washington
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Mrs. Jane Houghton deceased on pending claim-Proof of her death at Washington  N.H. Feb 5, 1843.~


Additional proof Proof of her death~







John Bryant Agent
Menden, NH
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I William Bennett  do hereby depose and say that I had  the management of the  poor farm in the town of Washington and County of Sullivan and State of New Hampshire in  the year 1843 and that Mrs Jane Houghton the widow of  the late Adonjah Houghton died at the farm on the fifth day of February of said year. I know it was the first of Feb. and on sunday and I find that the first monday was  the fifth day.  I  assisted in laying her out and helped convey her to her grave.  Washington April 17, 1847
                                          Wm Bennet
State of New Hampshire 
Sullivan ss        April 17 1847
                    Then the above named Wm Bennett personally appeared an made solemn oath that  the above  affidavit by him subscribed is true.,
Martin Chase  Justice of the Peace
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And  that his Signature herewith is genuine. Sworn under my hand and  Seal of the County  this 5th day of May AD 1847

             T M Gi Clerk
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Mrs Jane Houghton dec-d
Town Clerk of Lunenburg
Certificate relative to service
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I John R Robbins Town Clerk of the Town of Lunenburg in the county of Worcester and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts do hereby certify that upon application to me for evidence of service performance by privates of this Town,  at Boston, Cambridge and Dorchester in 1775 and 1776.  I have examined the Book  of Records and find that at a Town meeting  of said town of Lunenburg holden  Nov 4 1776 It was voted to allow those that belonged to the Town in the first campaign in Capt. Fuller's Company or any other penson that engaged for the same length of time computed at 8 months to each of them 3-0-0. 

Also voted to each of those that did a turn to Boston when every 25th was  Draughted______________ $4 

Also for evidence that service was rendered at the  North River in 1778 and 1779.  I find that at a meeting holden May the 7th 1778  The town being met agreeable to adjournment it was voted to make same allowance to the men that are to be sent to the North River  in addition to their wages.   Voted that the Town will give twenty five pounds to each man that is sent to the North River from this Town to fortifie " there in addition to their wages"

 I Further certify that that upon application to me for evidence that Adonijah Houghton formerly a resident of this town but  who  removed to New Hampshire soon after the close of the  war  was engaged in the service  to which  reference is had in the above named  votes or any part there of.  I have made search but have not been enabled to fine the name of said Adonijah Houghton , nor the names of any other persons
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who were engaged either in the 8 months service or but residence at the North River That there are no Rolls to be found in this office~
           John R Rollins , Town Clerk of Lunenburg


Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Worcester ss
                  Sworn and subscribed to  this 8th day of December 1846     before me
                        Cyrus Kilburn Justice of the Peace

I further certify that John R Rollins is the Town Clerk of Lunenburg aforesaid and that he is a credible witness.  
Cyrus Kilburn Justice of the Peace
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office December 23, 1846
I  Hereby Certify That at the date of the                                    hereto annexed .   Cyrus Kilburn  was a Justice of the Peace for the County of M           r


is the said Commonwealth daly commissioned and constituted and that  to  his act 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,
                                         John G Palfrey 
  ( seal)                Secretary of the Commonwealth
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Mendon NH Sept. 29 1847

Sir
As required in you letter of the 21st in the 
care of Jane Houghton deceased I herewith transcribe Judge Hammonds certificate as 15th day of her death and many of her children~ At the Commencement of said letter I  notice that you admit  that the additional evidence is satisfactory to establish his service in addition to that heretofore admitted for two months and twenty days. And in reference to this last additional evidence I have respectfully to pray a reexamination of said evidence to wit the certificate of Secretary Palfrey under date of July 30th 1847 in which he says that from the above it will be seen that said Capt Sawyer Company was in service at Dorchester Heights nearly or quite three months. It being previouly certified that said Roll, there is the travel roll was sworn to September 12. 1776 which must have been after the travel from home (48 miles was performed. That the travel roll to their respective homes (48 miles is dated at Dorchester Heights November 30 1776 so that the 48 miles travel must have been performed after the 30th of Nov 1776 These circumstances considered, I cannot but be inclined to the opinion.  you will regard the Secretary, certificate correct as to the time length of time
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Adonijah Houghton was engaged from the time he left his home Lunenburgh till his  return early in Dec 1776. that you will call that lives 3 months on settlement of the claim Very respectfully your Obt Servt 
John Bryant 

Hon J. L. Edwards
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Service Number Mass Houghton Adonijah W.21399 Jane Contents
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Secretary's Office, Boston July 3 1847. 

I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Adonijah Houghton is borne upon a Pay Roll of Capt Manassah Sawyers Company in Col Nicholas Dikes regt, for travel from their respective homes to Dorchester Heights September 1776, as a private of Lunenburgh Number of miles travel 48 Said roll was sworn to September 1276. 

upon another Pay Roll of said Company in said regt, for travel to their respective homes, as a private of Lunenburgh 48 Miles travel. This will is dated Dorchester Heights November 30. 1776. from the above it will be seen that and Capt Sawyer company was in service at Dorchester Heights, nearly or
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And I further certify that, before search made for evidence of said facts, the Commissioner's letter of March 12 1847 was filed in this office; that search was made by myself and my clerks alone; and that said letter, and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances within my knowledge, pertaining to the case. In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
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No. 13234 Jans Houghton and of Adonijah act 7 July 1838 $36.77 4 March 1836 to 4 March 1841. Payable to Alvah Houghton and Anna C Mead only children of Jans Houghton John Bryant JB
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Mrs. Jane Houghton (illegible)

Proof in her case
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I David Kilburn of Linnenburg in the county of Worchester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts now in the eighty first year of my age deprove and way that I commenced a residence in this town, several years previous to the commencement of the war of the Revolution, to  writ,  in the year 1767 and that I have ever since lived here and was acquainted with many of those who took an early hand in the service of the country from said at Boston Cambridge and Dorchester and so with Adonijah Houghton who soon after the close of the war left this town and went to as I have understood My acquaintances with the said Houghton commenced while we were quite young. We were school boys together, although the said Houghton was some years older than myself. And I further depose and say that my present impression and belief is that the said Adonijah Houghton was engaged as one of the first eight months men in the vicinity of Boston in the year 1775 and 1776 and that afterward he was for some length of time engaged with others from this town at the North River in the state of New York but the particular dates and the length of his services and the names of the officers under whom he served I am unabel to state. I do still further depse and say that my present recollection is that in the early past of war this town was frequently called upon for men and that it is within my rememberance that others besides the said Houghton were called out or turned out and went, and of the was one fared love with who used to live in th esame house that I now live in and one Jewal Dodger who died while engaged in the eight months service of Cambridge
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or Dorchester? and further in relation to the subject this deponent sayeth not Daid Kilburn Commonwealth of Massachusetts worchester 3 Sworn and to this eitghth day of December 1846 before me Cyrus Kilburn Justice of the Peace I further certify that the Deponenet is a credible witness Cyrus Kilborn Justice of the Peace
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Commomwealth of Massachusetts Secretary's Office, December 23, 1846 I hereby certify that at the oath of the Cyrus Kilburn for the county of in the said Commonwealt, duly commissioned and constituted; and that to his 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. John G. Palfrey, Secretary of the Commonwealth