Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 16067, Joshua Towle, N.H.
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(3  1776)
SERVICE N. H

Towle, Joshua
Sanborn, Jane
Former widow

NUMBER 16067

CONTENTS
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4332
New Hampshire
Jane Sanborn formerly
widow of Joshua Towle
who died on the 18th Sept 1800,
of Grafton Co in the State of N.H.
who was a Pri. Capt & Serg. in the company commanded by Captain Prescott of the Regs commanded by Col Moulton in the Revolution for 6 mo. Serg. 4 mo. Capt. 1 mo. Pri.

Inscribed on the Roll of Concord at the rate of 48 Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 24th day of April, 1846 and sent to J.H. Johnson, House of Reps

Arrears to the 4th of march 1846 $720.00
Semi-Annual allowance ending 4 Sept 46. 24.00
$744.00

Revolutionary Claim, 
Act July 4, 1836,
Section the 3rd

Recorded by Ths Lumpkin Clerk,
Book C Vol. 1 Page 33
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Affidavit
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I John Towle of Canaan NH of lawful age do depose and say. That I was well acquainted with Joshua Towle formly[formally of Hampton NH, who was the husband of Jane Sanborn
(formly[formally] Jane Towle) (who is about making a declaration in order to obtain a pension under the act of Congress of July 4, 1836), and know that the said Joshua Towle died in the month of September in the year Eighteen Hundred. I am also well acquainted with the said Jane Sanborn and know that after the death of her husband the aforesaid Joshua Towle, to wit, in the month of February in the year Eighteen Hundred and six
she was married to Benjamin Sanborn of Canterbury NH, and that the said Benjamin Sanborn died on the nineteenth day of September in the year Eighteen hundred and twenty two, she moved into Canaan in the year Eighteen Hundred and twenty three. I also know that she is now a widow and has remained a widow ever since the death of the aforesaid Benjamin Sanborn and that she was a widow when the act of Congress of July 4, 1836 passed. She is now living in my family and know her to be the same person, above described.

John Towle

State of New Hampshire
Grafton Co. Lebanon October 31, 1838
Then personally appearing the above named John Towle, whom I certify to be a person of veracity and a witness entitled to full credit, and made solemn oath, that the above affidavit by him subscribed in my person is just and true.

Before me, Alpheus Baker Justice of Peace
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State of New Hampshire
Grafton Co
I Nathan B. Felton, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County  of Grafton hereby certify that Alpheus Baker, whose name is subscribed to the within certificate, is an acting Justice of the Peace for said County, and that his name so subscribed is his genuine signature.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court the fifth day of November Anno Domini 1838

N. B. Felton Clerk
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4133     1836 & 37
Application
Jane Sanborn
formerly Jane Towle
for Pension under
The Act of July, 1836
March 3, 1837

m 7th
Certif. in 76 came mo 4
" in 77 Jan 1
Elkins Roles 1775 Sept 11
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11 mo
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the third section of the act of Congress of the 4 July 1836 & of March 1837

State of New Hampshire
Grafton ss. On this first day of November AD 1838 personally appeared before me David C Churchill Esq one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said County of Grafton, Jane Sanborn (formerly Jane Towle) a resident of Canaan in the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire, aged 81 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 4 1836 and March 3 1837. That she was once the widow of Joshua Towle who was a private corporal and Sargeant[Sergeant], in the Army of the Revolution and served as
follows. In the spring or summer of the year 1776, then a resident of Hampton NH, he was detached or drafted and joined Captain Prescott Company, Col Moulton's Regiment
New Hampshire Militia, was stationed at Portsmouth where he served until the 21st day of September 1776 when he was enlisted by said Moulton into the Continental Army and was ordered to New York where he joined
Col Tash's Regiment and served in said Tash's
Regiment as a Corporal, and Sargeant[Sergeant], two years or more, she does not recollect the name of the Captain during said time, he was in the battle at Stillwater and also at Saratoga when Burgoyne surrendered, she does not recollect any other particulars of this service.
He also served at Portsmouth & vicinity, as she then understood guarding the Sea Coast under Captains Dearborn, Onscott, Manton, Melcher & others, at different times in the years 1779.80 & 81. She does not recollect the particulars, only that he was frequently called out, sometimes absent only a few days, at other times was absent for weeks, and sometimes for months.

She has no documentary evidence whatever, nor does she know of any person now living who served with or is knowing to the services performed by her late husband. She has spent much time and money in trying to find evidence of the service but without success
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She further declares that she was married to
the said Joshua Towle on the thirty first day of
October in the year seventeen hundred and seventy one, that her husband the aforesaid Joshua Towle died on the Eighteenth day of September in the year Eighteen Hundred, that she remained a widow until the nineteenth day of February in the year Eighteen hundred and six when she was married to Benjamin Sanborn who died on the Nineteenth day
of September in the year Eighteen Hundred and twenty two, that she has remained a widow ever since that period & that she was a widow when the act of Congress of July 4, 1836, passed as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed.

her Mark
Jane X Sanborn

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and
year above written, before me
D. C Churchill J.C.C. Pleas

I certify that the above applicant cannot from
bodily infirmity attend the Court
D. C Churchill J.C.C. Pleas

State of New Hampshire
Grafton ss

I Nathan B Felton, Clerk of the Court of
Common Pleas for said County of Grafton, hereby certify that Davis Churchill, whose name is subscribed to the two foregoing
certificates, is a Judge of said Court, and that his name so subscribed is in each case aforesaid, his genuine signature.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court the fifth day of November AD. 1838

N. B. Felton Clerk
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North Hampton N.H.
Oct. 18
(12
Timothy Kendrick, Esqr
Lebanon, New Hampshire
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I Jonathan French of North Hampton, in
the County of Rockingham & State of New Hampshire, depose & say, that I am pastor of the Congregational Church in the town of North Hampton aforesaid, & that in the Book of Records of said Church, & in the hand writing of the Reverend Joseph Stacey Hastings, one of my predecessors, & and among other marriages recorded, as having been solemnized by him, is the following record of marriage,

"One thousand seven hundred and seventy one, October the thirty first, Joshua Tole[Towle] and Jane Drake, both of Hampton"

I Jonathan French above named depose and sat that the foregoing is a correct extract from
the Records of said Church, with the exception of the date, which is expressed in fair & legible figures as follows.
"1771.
Octr 31. Joshua Tole[Towle] & Jane Drake both of Hampton"

Certified by me,
Jon French Pastor of the congregational
Church in North Hampton.

State of New Hampshire Rockingham ss.
October 18th 1838. Then personally appeared Jonathan French above named and made solemn oath that the above certificate by him subscribed is just & true.

Before me Nathl[Nathaniel] Batchelder
Justice of the Peace
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State of New Hampshire
Grafton ss

I Nathan B. Felton Clerk for said County of Grafton of the Superior Court of judicature of said State hereby certify that Nathaniel Batchelder whose name is subscribed to the within certificate is an acting Justice of the Peace for the County of Rockingham in said State, and that his name so subscribed is his genuine signature.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court the fifth day of November AD 1838

N. B. Felton Clerk
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To Timothy Kendrick Esqr.

Sir, I have made the extract according to the Record in the form the law requires. You will observe that the name is spelled Tole, & I have so transcribed it. The same name is now usually written Towle. Presuming that the widow in these cases are generally needy I have never asked nor accepted, any fee for my services.

Yours T French.
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Mrs Jane Sanborn
Renewed declaration
Act 4 July 1836
John Bryant Agent
Menden
N.H
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Renewed Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the third section of the Act of Congress of the 4th of July 1836.

State of New Hampshire
Grafton ss.

On this 27th day of September, A.D. 1845 Personally appeared before me James Arven a Justice of the Peace within and for said County Jane Sanborn a resident of Canaan in said County aged 88 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following renewed declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed July 4th 1836. That
she is the widow of Joshua Towle who was a private Corporal and Sargent in the Army of the Revolution and performed several tours of service in the New Hampshire Militia. The first of which tour of service she believes he commenced and performed at or near Portsmouth N.H. as a Sargent under a Captain
Elkins in the Spring of the year 1775 and was as she believes for the space of eight months. He subsequently performed two or more tours of service in the capacity of a Corporal but under whose command she does not now recollect, but of which certified evidence has been obtained from the Secretary of the State of New Hampshire and heretofore forwarded to the Pension Office in support of her claim and to which she prays that reference
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may be had on a further consideration of her claim which has long been pending in the Office of the Commissioner of Pensions, that this renewed declaration is made for the purpose of showing that she is yet living and also for the purpose of saying that she is in the most reduced and needy circumstances, and that she claims an allowance for the several tours of service of her first husband the said Joshua Towle, as is shown by the certificate
aforesaid now supposed to be on file in the Pension Office. And that she prays that a speedy reexamination of the papers in her case may take place and that relief may be granted her by the way of the allowance of her
claim.

her mark
X
Jane Sanborn

Sworn and subscribed to this 27th day of September 1815.

Before me, James Arven Justice of the Peace

I further certify that the declarant is a credible witness

James Arven Justice of the Peace
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State of New Hampshire
Secretary of State's Office,
I, Thomas P. Treadwell, Secretary of the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that James
Arven is an acting Justice of the Peace, in and for the County of Grafton duly Commissioned & qualified, his Commission was dated on the 14th day of June 1842 and will expire on the 14th day of June 1847, and I am satisfied that his signature to the annexed instrument is genuine.

Given under my hand & the Seal of the
State, this 30th day of Sept. 1845.
Thomas P. Treadwell
Secretary of State
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Jane Towle
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Muster Roll of a company raised out of Col
Jonathan Moulton, Regiment of Militia to Join the Army at New York in Col Tashes Regiment.

Joshua Towle Conf. c Advance pay to officers Bounty to Soldier C. Billeting 2.10

State of New Hampshire, Hampton September
21st 1776 Pursuant to the order of Hon Council & Assembly of said State I have mustered & paid the above officers & soldiers they being all able bodied effective men

Jona Moulton, Muster & Pay Master
State of New Hampshire
Office of Secretary of tState
April 12 1839

I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true
extract from the original hands in this office
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the Seal of said State
Josiah Stevens Sec of State
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Lebanon NH Jany 15, 1841
L Edwards Esq Comr of Pensions

Sir
Your Letter of Decr 19th 1838 to the Hon H Hubbard respecting the case of Mrs Jane Sanborn is before me. Mrs Sanborn says that her late husband Joshua Towle was in the service at Portsmouth or vicinity in Col Moultons Regt at the time he enlisted to join Col Tash's Regt in New York, and she says
he was from there in the service two or three months at least before he went to New York, it would seem from the record that he enlisted from a Regiment then in service and stationed at or near Portsmouth when he went to New York and must have done some more service than the four months mentioned, as the record says that he enlisted out of Col Moulton's Reg to join Col Tash's.  it is evidence that he was then in the service in a Militia Regt stationed at or near Portsmouth. I have examined the papers & records in the office of the Secy of State but do not find any other record of his services than is here without enquiry has been made among those persons who were living in Hampton at the time Mr Towle was in the service, some of them recollect of his being out, but cannot recollect any particulars.

Mrs Sanborn is now 83 years old, is in feeble health and very poor. She has no one to depend on for support
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but her son who is also very poor and has a large
family. if a very small pension can be granted
her, it will be of great service to her, and I am
fully of the opinion that her husband done
at least six months service.

I am very respectfully your svt
Timothy Kenrick
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Additional Proof
           of Jane Sanborn
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Pay Roll of Col Jonathon Moulton Regiment
of Militia marched from Hampton in the
State of New Hampshire & joined the Army
under General Gates near Saratoga Octo 1777

Named in[illegible]
Joshua Towle Entry Sep 30 Discharged Oct 30th time in service  1 mo

State of New Hampshire
Secretary of State Office June 24th 1841

I hereby certify the forgoing to be a true extract from the original record now in this Office. In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said State.

Josiah Stevens
Secretary of State
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Cpt Henry Elkins Nov for 1775
filed in County
N.H. Roles



Joshua Towle, Sergeant Nov 5, 1775
6 months allma for his service
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Canaan N.H. Oct 28, 1843

Sir
I have now at the War Department apend[append] my claim to a pension under the Act of the 4 of July 1836 which has heretofore been under the agency of Timothy Kenwick Esq of Lebanon. And as the said Kenwick declined doing any thing further in the premises. I have desired and obtained the consent of John Bryant Esq of Meriden to act as for me hereafter. It is also my desire that H.H. Sylvester Esq of the City of Washington be associated with said Bryant should he
desire it.

her mark
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Jane Sanborn

Witness Isaac Whitner
John Towle

Hon J L Edwards
Com Pensions
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Secretary of State
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State of New Hampshire
Secretary of the States office

I hereby certify that it appears from a Muster
Roll of a company raised out of Col. Jonathan
Moultons Regiment of Militia to Join the army
at New York in Col. Tashes Regiment that
Joshua Towle Corporal received 34 pounds a [illegible] and two pounds ten shillings for billeting the same being paid Sept 21th 1776 by Jona Moulton Master and Pay Master.

In testimony whereof I have this 20th day of Oct Anno Domini 1838 caused the seal of the State to be hereunto affixed

Jno Whipple Depy Secy
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Mrs. Jane Sanborn's deposition for relation to the services of Joshua Towle

Jane Sanborn

H. H. Sylvester Agent
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I Jane Sanborn of Canaan in the County of
Grafton and State of New Hampshire Depose and say that I was formerly the Widow of Joshua Towle for whose service in the war of the Revolution I have had at the Pension office for some time past a pending claim to a Pension under the act of the 4th of July 1836. I made my declaration some years since before the Hon D. C. Churchill but was not at the time able nor am I now able to describe very definitely his several tours of service - am not sure that I then named all the services that he performed nor the dates, the manner of his being called out nor in what capacity he acted but from what I have heard him and others
say I am of the confident belief that he was
engaged in two different years at Portsmouth or in the neighborhood of Portsmouth to wit the years 1775 and 1776. That he was first engaged there in the Spring or Summer of 1775 as a Sergant under our Capt Elkins and at another time he did the duty of a Corporal but for what length of time as a Private Corporal or Sargant I cannot State.

her mark
X
Jane Sanborn

Grafton ss. September 6th 1844

Then personally appeared the above named Jane Sanborn well known to me to be a credible witness and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by her subscribed, before me Converse Goodhue Jus. Peace
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State of New Hampshire.
Office of Secretary of State.

I, Thomas P. Treadwell, Secretary of the State
aforesaid, do hereby certify that Converse Goodhue is an acting Justice of the Peace, in and for the County of Grafton duly commissioned and qualified; that his Commission was dated on the 20th day of June 1844 and will expire on the 20th day of June 1849 and that his signature to the annexed instrument is genuine.

Given under my hand and the Seal of said State this 20th day of September 1844
Thomas P. Treadwell Secretary of State.
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Mrs. Jane Sanborn N.H. foundry
claims Act. 4th July 1836
Proof of her husband
Joshua Towle, 8 mo. service
under Capt Elkins in 1775.
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May 19th 1775 A Committee of Safety approved by the Congress consisting of the following persons viz Hon Matthew Thornton Josiah Bartlett Esqr Capt. William Whipple - Nathaniel Folsom Esqr & Ebenezer Thompson Esqr.

23d The Committee of Safety was empowered by Vote of Congress to recommend persons they think proper for Chaplains Surgeon & Surgeons Mates and also to procure a proper forms for enlisting Soldiers

24 Israel Morey & Samuel Ashley Esqr. Capt.
Josiah Moulton & Revd Samuel Webster were
added to the Committee of Safety and said Committee was empowered to issue orders for enlisting men sufficient for one Regiment in the same manner as is practiced in the Massachusetts Bay & receive Returns of men enlisted as is done there accordingly the same day the Committee gave orders Winborn Adams of Durham Winthrop Rowe of Kensington Henry Elkins of Hampton
Samuel Gilman of Newmarket Philip Tilton
of Kingston, Benjamin Titcomb of Dover
Jonathan Wentworth of Somersworth Jeremiah
Blough of Canterbury James Norris of Epping
& Zacheus Blough of Poplin to enlist each a
Company which orders & were of the forms
following

In Committee of Safety Exeter 177[illegible]
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To
Sir - You are hereby empowered immediately to enlist in a Company to consist of Sixty two able bodied and effective men well accoutered including Sergeants, as soldiers in the New Hampshire service for the Preservation of Americans Liberty and cause them to pass muster as soon as possible.
Chairman

1775 June 15
In Committee of Safety June 15 1775
Capt. Henry Elkins
Sr. You are directed hereby to man two whale boats out of your Company & keep them constantly cruising off & on the Coast & direct them to acquaint all Vessels bound to Piscataqua  having Provisions Salt or Molasses on board, that the man of War there has orders to seize them & advice them to get into York Newbury-Port Hampton or Rye as they may judge expedient.
by order of the Committee

The Committee gave the receiver General orders to deliver to Capt. henry Elkins Twenty pounds of the gun powder taking his receipt for the same to be accounted for

26 Directed Capt. Elkins to order his Boatmen to put in to the Shoals & bring to Hampton any cannon shot they may find there if the people at the Shoals will allow it to be done.

Aug 1 Ordered Capt. Elkins to march his company
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immediately to join the Army in Medford

State of New Hampshire Secretary of State's Office.
I do hereby certify, that the foregoing are true and correct extracts from the  Journals of the Committee of Safety, the same having 
been examined by me.
I further certify, that said Journals have been deposited in the Office for a long series of years.
Given under my hand and the Seal of the State, this 31st day of March, A.D. 1846.

Thomas P. Treadwell
Secretary of State
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N.H.
Act July 4, 1836
Letter to Hon. H. Hubbard
19 Dec 1838
Tim Kenrick 24 Feb '41
to H. H. Sylvester May 5, 1843
" same Augt 17 '44
" same Jan 2, 1845
to John Bryant Nov 8 '45

Act 4 July '36
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No 4133
Jane Sanborn formerly
mono of Joshua Towle
NH
Act 4, July, 1836
Admin
6 mo Sergeant $30.00
4" Copr. 14.66
1" Pr  3.34

$48.00

from 4 March 1831

Hon. J. H. Johnson
House of Reps
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N.H. 
Rev Widow, &c.
No. 16067
Jane Sanborn
widow of
Joshua Towle
Corpl Rev War
Act July, 4th 36
Index: Vol M, Page 188

[Arrangement of 1870.]