Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 21493, for Benjamin Jorden, Rhode Island
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(3-1776)
Service R.I.
Jorden, Benjamin or Jordan Mary
Number W 21493 B.L. Wt 21.808-160-55
Contents
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I, Sample Gilkey, of Columbia in the county of Coos in the state of New Hampshire, aged sixty eight years, depose and say that I have been acquainted with Benjamin Jordan, late of said Columbia and with Mary Jordan, his widow, ever since I was a boy; they lived in the town of Plainfield N.H. when I was first acquainted with them from which place they removed to said Columbia about thirty years ago, I cannot now be exact as to the time. At the time of my first acquaintance with them I resided in said Plainfield at which place I was born and, about fifteen years ago, I remove from Plainfield to said Columbia and have been acquainted with them ever since I removed to this town until said Jordan's [illegible]. They have always lived together as man and wife since my acquaintance with them and have six children now living with whom I have been acquainted, the oldest of whom, I think, is not far from sixty years of age.
Sample Gilkey
State of New Hampshire, Coos Columbia June 19th 1846 Then personally appeared Sample Gilkey and made solemn oath that the above deposition by him subscribed contains the whole truth and nothing but the truth relative to the cause for which it is taken.
Before me [illegible] Justice of the Peace
And I further certify that the above deponent, Sample Gilkey, is a person of credibility and entitled to full belief.
[illegible] Justice of the Peace
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I, James M. Rix, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, within and for the county of Coos, State of New Hampshire, do hereby certify that Ephraim H. Mahurin is a Justice of Peace within and for said County as within and that the [illegible] purporting to be his, is genuine.
In witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, this nineteenth day of June, A.D. 1846
James M Rix Clerk
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Let to A Bartlett October 1846

2742
New Hampshire
Benjamin Jorden of Sullivan in the State of NH who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain [blank] in the regt commanded by Col Fry in the NH line for 2 years

Inscribed on the Roll of NH at the rate of 80 Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 5th day of Decr 1832 and sent to Hon H Hubbard present

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 $120-
Semi-anl. allowance ending 21 Mar 33 40-
[total] $ 160-

Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by J H McBlair Clerk,
Book D Vol [illegible] Page 162.
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1789
New Hampshire Concord
Mary Jordan widow of Benjamin Jordan NH who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.

Certificate of Pension issued the 5 day of Sept 1848 and sent to Wm Haywood Guildhall Vt

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 89 Vol. 1

Lt to F E Hassler 21 July 1837
1887 [illegible] CB Jordan history, Prvt
Reported

Reg 3 MSS 159742
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159742
Act March 3 / 53
June 5 / 55
Mary Jordan
Wid of 
Benjamin Jordan Priv
Capt. J Gibbs
Col Tarpen
Private
Enl Col Sherburne
Dis R.I Line
U.S. Vol.
Revolutionary War

Pensioner,
N.H. help 48 1789

Ad 160 ac's Apl 5/56
Dodge
M

J. J. Williams,
Lancaster
N.H.

V I page 81

EL 808 [illegible] /56
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Benjamin Jorden's
Declaration
Private
2 years
Adm
$80
On [illegible] Roll
for 1778

Hon: H. Hubbard
House of Reps
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 1832

State of New Hampshire
County of Sullivan ss
On this 30th day of August 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Judge of the Court of Probate now sitting Benjamin Jorden late a resident of Plainfield in the County of Sullivan and State of New Hampshire but at present a resident of Columbia in said State of New Hampshire 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 First served one month as a substitute for one Edmund Jorden at a place called Quidnesett in the state of Rhode Island in the months of April and May 1776 in a company commanded by Capt Roy of Col Frys Rhode Island. Was at this time a resident of Coventry R Island. Served an other month as substitute for the same Edmund Jorden who was my father at East Greenwich in said R Island from the first of January that in between the first and 15th January 1777 in a company commanded by Capt Remington Kinyon in the month of February 1777 volunteered and served one month as a Fifer in Capt Roys company at East Greenwich aforesaid. Again volunteered and served for the space of one month in the months of April and May 1777 in a company commanded as he thinks by Captain Bennett and did the duty of Fifer. On or about the first of June 1777 he enlisted for ten months in Captain Gibbs company of Col Toppans or Tophams R Island Regiment and was stationed at Tivertown in said R Island during the said ten month service from which he was honorably discharged on the last of March 1778. At the expiration of the above named ten months service he again enlisted for one year in Capt Traffins company of said Tophams Regt and served accordingly at Tivertown aforesaid and was then discharged the last of March 1779 after having served faithfully in all 26 months. that he has no documentary evidence of the above services but thinks himself able to prove most of the same by persons who were with him. He further states in reply to the several interrogatories put to him that he was born in the town of Scituate in the State of Rhode Island on the 19th day of March 1760. That he has no record of his age that he was living at Coventry aforesaid when called into services as above stated and soon after peace was proclaimed removed to Plainfield N.H. and from there to Columbia N.H. where he now lives. that he was called into service as above stated named the officers under whom he served. that he never had a written discharge. he further states that he is well known to Doctor Elias Frost and Capt David Stone who can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief of his services

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a Pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any state

Benjamin Jordan

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Frederick A Sumner Judge of Probate
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We Elias Frost residing in Plainfield and David Stone residing in said Plainfield hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Benjamin Jorden who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration. that we believe him to be 72 years of age. that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he has heretofore resided to have been a soldier of the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion
Elias Frost
David Stone
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Frederick A Sumner Judge of Probate

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation 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 said Court certifies that it appears to them that Elias Frost who has signed the preceeding [sic] certificate is a Physician resident in the town of Plainfield and that David Stone who has also signed to the same is a resident in the said Plainfield and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Frederick A Sumner Judge of Probate

I Aaron Nettleton Jun Re Register of the Court of Probate do hereby certiy that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of hte application of Benjamin Jorden for a Pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 3oth day of August AD 1832

Aaron Nettleton Jr Register of Probate
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State of New Hampshire
County of Coos ss
On this third day of April in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred & forty six, personally appeared before me, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County the County [sic] Coos aforesaid, Mary Jordon a resident of Columbia in the County & State aforesaid, aged Eighty four years, who being 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." (Also the Act of Congress passed the 23d of August 1842, the 3d of March 1843) the 17th June 1844 under which just last she claims a pension from the day of her husbands death July 18 1845 That she is the Widow of Benjamin Jordon late of Columbia in said County of Coos deceased, who was a Private in the army of the revolution, from Coventry in the State of Rhode Island; and a Revolutionary Pension of the United States at the time of his death, at the rate of eighty dollars per annum; that he served as a substitute for his Father Edmund Jordon in the year 1776  she cannot say how long' that he served under Capt Jonah Gibbs nine months in the year 1777, and under Capt Philip Traffen in 1778m, ad She also declares that she was married to the said Benjamin Jorden on the fifteenth day of May in the year seventeen hundred & eighty one, in the town of Coventry in the State of Rhode Island, that her husband the aforesaid Benjamin Jordon died on the eighteenth day of July in the year 1845, that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred & ninty four, viz at the time above stated, and she is still a widow.
Attest Ephraim G Robbins 
Mary Jordon X Her mark
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I hereby certify that the within inttincation [sic] below the seventh line on the first page was made before signed.
Joshua Marshall Judge of Court C Pleas Coos County

The within declaration was Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first within written before me
Joshua Marshall one of the Judges of the Court of Common Please for said County of Coos

I further certify that the within named applicant Mary Jordon is from age & bodily infirmity unable to attend the Court. I further certify from personal knowledge that the within named Benjamin Jordon was a Pensioner of the United States at the time of his death and from more than twenty years acquaintance with his family & have n doubt that the said Mary Jordon is his Widow
Joshua Marshall Judge of the C.C. Pleas

12871

I James M Rix, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Coos, State of New Hampshire, hereby Certify that Joshua Marshall is a Judge of said Court as above and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, this sixth day of April, A.D. 1846
James M Rix Clerk
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State of New Hampshire
County of Coos ss
On this seventeenth day of March AD one thousand eight hundred and fifty five personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid Mary Jordan aged ninety three years a resident of Columbia in the State of New Hampshire who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the widow of Benjamin Jordan deceased who was a private in the Company commanded by Capt Josiah Gibbs in the Regiment commanded by Col Tarpan in the Revolutionary War that her said husband was in actual service in said war for the term of about two years and was honorably discharged

She further states that she was married to the said Benjamin Jordan in Coventry Rhode Island on the fifteenth day of May 1782 by one Elder Calvin Nichols, a clergyman. and that her name before marriage was Mary Walker. that her said husband died at said Columbia July 18 AD 1846. and that she is now a widow. She states that she is now in the receipt of a pension of 80 dollars per annum commencing on the 4th of March 1848. Her certificate is dated Sept 5 1848 recorded in Pension Office under act of Feb 2 1848 Page 89 Vol 1  She refers to the evidence on file at the Department for more particular description & proof of her husbands service. And for proof of her marriage and of the death of her said husband all which has been furnished in order to obtain her said pension

She makes the application for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the act of March 3d 1855.

She also declares that she has never applied for nor received under this or any other act of Congress any bounty Land Warrant.

Mary Jordan +her mark

We Harvey Hobart and Diana B. Hobart residents of Columbia in the State of New Hampshire upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed in our presence by Mary Jordan and that we believe from her appearance and her statements that she is the identical person she represents herself to be. We further upon our oaths say that we reside and have resided for more than [illegible] years beside the said Mary Jordan. that we were acquainted with Benjamin Jordan her husband and knew of his decease July 18th AD 1846. that we know the above applicant Mary Jordan to be the same person who received from Government the pension certificate described in her declaration above. that we know of her receiving of the Pension Agent for paying the same the payment reserved to her therein from time to time and the said Henry Hobart have from time to time received the same for her as her Attorney We further state that we know the said Mary Jordan to be still a widow and to have resided here since the decease of her said husband unmarried and single to this time.
Harvey Hobart
Diana B Hobart

The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written and I certify that I know the affiant to be credible persons. that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be and that I have today seen the pension certificate above described in her possession and that I have no interest in this claim
Geo C Williams
Justice of the Peace
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Know all men by these presents,
That I Mary Jordan of the County of Coos and State of New Hampshire, have constituted and appointed Jared J Williams, Esq, of Lancaster in the County of Coos and State of New Hampshire, my true and lawful Attorney, irrevocably for me and in my name, to prosecute and receive from the United States the Bounty Land certificate, or warrant due me under existing Laws granting Bounty Lands for services rendered in the United States in the different wars and generally to do all lawful acts and things whatsoever touching the premises, and an attorney, or attorneys under him, for the purpose aforesaid to make and at his pleasure to revoke, hereby confirming all and whatsoever my said attorney shall in my name legally do, or cause to be done, in the premises.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this seventeenth day of March in the year one thousand and eight hundred and fifty five.
Mary Jordan +her mark

159742

Acknowledged and subscribed before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Coos and State of New Hampshire this the seventeenth day of March, A.D. 1855.

State of New Hampshire.
Coos, SS.
I, James M. Rix, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said County, hereby certify that George C. Williams Esq., before whom the annexed declaration, affidavit, & power of attorney was made, and who has thereunto subscribed his name, was, at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn, and duly authorized to administer oaths and take acknowledgment of deeds, &c, and that his signature thereunto is genuine & that I have no interest in said claim.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name, and affixed the seal of this Court, this first day of June A. D. 1855
James M Rix Clerk
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Know all men by these presents,
That I Mary Jordan of the County of Coos and State of New Hampshire, have constituted and appointed Jared J Williams, Esq, of Lancaster in the County of Coos and State of New Hampshire, my true and lawful Attorney, irrevocably for me and in my name, to prosecute and receive from the United States the Bounty Land certificate, or warrant due me under existing Laws granting Bounty Lands for services rendered in the United States in the different wars and generally to do all lawful acts and things whatsoever touching the premises, and an attorney, or attorneys under him, for the purpose aforesaid to make and at his pleasure to revoke, hereby confirming all and whatsoever my said attorney shall in my name legally do, or cause to be done, in the premises.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this seventeenth day of March in the year one thousand and eight hundred and fifty five.
Mary Jordan +her mark

159742

Acknowledged and subscribed before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Coos and State of New Hampshire this the seventeenth day of March, A.D. 1855.
George C. Williams
Justice of the Peace
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May 29, 1933.

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BA-J/ADY
Benjamin Jorden
W.21493

Dr. F. A. Jordan,
312 West Church Street,
Elmira, New York.

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter relative to one Benjamin Jordan, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.

The data contained herein are obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension, W.21493, based upon the military service in the war, of Benjamin Jorden (as he signed).

Benjamin Jorden, son of Edmond was born March 19, 1780 in Scituate, Rhode Island.

While a resident of Coventry, Rhode Island, he enlisted in April 1776 and served one month as a substitute for his father, Edmund Jorden, in Captain Roy's Company, Colonel Fry's Rhode Island Regiment. He enlisted in January 1777 and served one month as a substitute for his father, in Captain Remington Kinyon's Rhode Island Company. He enlisted in February 1777 and served one month as fifer in Captain Roy's Rhode Island Company. He enlisted in April 1777 and served one month as fifer in Captain Bennett's Rhode Island Company. He enlisted in June 1777 and served ten months in Captain Josiah Gibbs' Company, Colonel Topham's Rhode Island Regiment. He reenlisted and served one year in Captain Philip Traffan's Company, Colonel Topham's Rhode Island Regiment.

About 1781 he moved from Coventry, Rhode Island, to Plainfield, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, and about thirty-four years later he moved to Columbia, New Hampshire.

He was allowed pension on his application executed August 30, 1832 while a resident of Columbia, New Hampshire.

He died Jul 18, 1845 in Columbia, New Hampshire.
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Soldier married May 15, 1780, 1781 or 1782 in Coventry, Rhode Island, Mary or Molly Walker. She was allowed pension on her application executed April 3, 1846 while a resident of Columbia, Coos County, New Hampshire, aged eighty-four years.

She was still living there in 1855.

They reared a large family and six children were living in 1846, no names are given.

In 1846 Mary Walker, aged seventy-six years was living in Coventry, Kent County, Rhode Island. She married in 1788 Stephen Walker who died in Coventry, Rhode Island, date not stated. Stephen Walker was a younger half brother of Mary Jorden, soldier's widow. Their father married the third time the day before or the day after the soldier and Mary Walker were married. His name and the name of his wives are not given.

One Johnson Jordan made affidavit in Coos County, New Hampshire, in 1851, in behalf of soldier's widow Mary, no relationship shown.

In 1831 one Philip Jorden was residing in Columbia, New Hampshire, no relationship to soldier stated.

The Revolutionary War records of this office fail to afford any information in regard to Edmond Jordan, all spellings of the surname searched, as described by you.

Date of widow's death not on A.B.

Very truly yours,

A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.
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to your request of [blank], received [blank] [illegible]ement of the military history of Benjamin Jorden or Jordan [illegible]r of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired [illegible]ation as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- [illegible] on file in this Bureau.
W. 21493
[following is tabular format in original document]
Dates of enlistment or Appointment. : *Apl 1776
Length of Service 1 mo.
Rank. [blank]
Officers under whom service was rendered
Captain Roy
Colonel Fry
State R.I.

Dates of enlistment or Appointment. : *Jany 1777
Length of Service 1 mo.
Rank. [blank]
Officers under whom service was rendered
Captain Remington Kinyon
Colonel [blank]
State [blank]

Dates of enlistment or Appointment. : Feby 1777
Length of Service 1 mo.
Rank. Fifer
Officers under whom service was rendered
Captain Roy
Colonel [blank]
State [blank]

Dates of enlistment or Appointment. : Apl 1777
Length of Service 1 mo.
Rank. " [fifer]
Officers under whom service was rendered
Captain Bennett
Colonel [blank]
State [blank]

Dates of enlistment or Appointment. : June 1777
Length of Service 10 mos.
Rank. [blank]
Officers under whom service was rendered
Captain Josiah Gibbs
Colonel [blank]
State [blank]

Dates of enlistment or Appointment. : [blank June 1777]
Length of Service 1 yr.
Rank. [blank]
Officers under whom service was rendered
Captain Philip Trafton
Colonel Topham
State [blank]

*Substituted for his father Edmund Jorden.

Battles engaged in, [check mark]
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Coventry, R.I.
Date of application for pension, Aug. 30, 1832.
Residence at date of application, Columbia, N.H.
Age at date of application, born Mch. 19, 1760 at Scituate, R.I.
Remarks: Sol married at Coventry, R.I., May 15, 1780 or 1781 Mary Walker; he died July 18, 1845 at Columbia, N.H. & she was allowed pension on her appln executed Apl 3, 1846 while a resident of Columbia & 84 yrs of age. They had for childn born at Plainfield, N.H. prior to 1794 & 6 were living in 1846 names not stated.

Respectfully,
Commissioner.

6-2856
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State of New Hampshire
County of Coos Ss
Be it known that before me James Washburn a justice of the Peace in and for the aforesaid County and State, duly authorized to administer oaths, personally appeared Mary Jordan aged 89 and made oath in due form of law, that she is the identical person named in an original Pension Certificate* hereunto annexed, No. 1789 and bearing the date the 2 day of February 1851, and signed by J Y Mason secty Secretary of War and that she now resided in Columbia NH and has resided there for the space of 37 years past- and that she makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining any arrears of pension that may be due her, under the laws of the United States; and that by these presents she does constitute and appoint F. E. Hassler, of the City of Washington, her true and lawful attorney, irrevocably, with power of substitution for her and in her name, place and stead, to ask and receive of and from the United States, any bounty land, extra pay, pensions, money or moneys that now is or are due her on account of services rendered by her deceased husband; advanced made, property destroyed or taken by the Government, or any claim arising from intercourse between the United States and any foreign nation, and the Indians, disbursements made, or expenses incurred by him while in the service of the United States, or on any other account whatsoever, and in her name to give receipts and other sufficient discharges for such bounty land, pensions, patents, claims, and money due as aforesaid, and to attend to and prosecute any and all business of whatsoever nature she may have with or before any of the Departments of the Government or Congress, or any legally established commission of the United States, and, generally, to do any and every other act or acts that she might or could do, were she personally present at the doing thereof, she hereby ratifying and confirming whatsoever her said attorney shall do in and about the premises, by virtue hereof.
In testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 27 day of June 1851
Mary Jordan X [illegible] mark
Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of Two witnesses.
Harvey Hobart
Johnson Jordan

State of New Hampshire
County of Coos ss.
On this 27 day of June 1851, personally appeared Mary Jordan before me, and acknowledged the [illegible] going power o of attorney to be her act and deed, for the purposes therein contained.
James Washburn J. P. Justice of the Peace
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And I hereby certify, that at the same time, personally appeared before me Harvey Hobart and Johnson Jordan known to me, to be two credible witnesses, and who being duly sworn, deposes and say, each for himself, that the above named Mary Jordan now present, is to their knowledge, the identical person named in the above deposition, and that the said affidavit is correct, as they verily believe; that they are acquainted with the said Mary Jordan and that they are, each, wholly disinterested.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, upon the day and year first above written.
James Washburn Justice of the Peace

State of New Hmpshire
County of Coos ss:
I hereby certify, that James Washburn Esquire, before whom the foregoing affidavits were taken, and who has thereunto subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County and State, duly commissioned and sworn, and authorized by law to take the same.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of Coos County Court, (a Court of Record,) this 4th day of July A.D. 1851
James M Rix Clerk.
[illegible] attached to this paper by a piece of take passing through both, and the ends placed under the seal of the County Clerk, and if the evidence is taken before a Notary Public having a seal of office, the same, but then the County Clerk's certificate is not required.
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On Capt Trafton
Rolls for 1778
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State of Rhode Island
County of Providence
I Benjamin Cowell of the City & County of Providence do certify that I have in my possession a List of those officers & soldiers belonging to Colonels Elliot Topham & Crarys Regiments of Rhode Island State Troops during the war of the Revolution the list is headed thus
"Names of officers & soldiers commanded by Colonels Robert Elliott John Topham and Archibald Crary in the Rhode Island State Service with their ballances [sic] of depreciation so called reported to be due by a Committee in October 1785" And I further certify that on the Roll of Colonel Tophams regiment is borne the name of "Benja Jorden" as a private and the sum of [British pound sign] 26.7.1 as due him for depreciation of pay. In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand this 2d day of October AD 1846
Benja Cowell

Providence Ss
October 2 1846. Then personally appeared the above named Benjamin Cowell and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed. and I further certify that the said Benjamin Cowell is a credible witness.
before me Franklin Green
Jus Peace
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State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations 
Secretary's office Oct. 2 1846
I certify that Benjamin Cowell aforesaid, has this day submitted to my inspection the List referred to in his affidavit annexed, and that the several entries therein specified, are by him correctly stated.
I further certify that there are no Rolls of Topham's Regt in this office; and that at the date of his official Certificate annexed, the said Franklin Greene was and is a Justice of the Peace within the City of Providence, duly elected and Commissioned, as appears of record.
Witness my hand and the seal of said State at Providence, the day & year above written
Henry Bowen, Secry
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I Philip Spalding of Plainfield and State of New Hampshire testify and say that I was well acquainted with Benjamin Jordan and his wife she that was Mary Walker that they lived in Plainfield a number of years raised up a large Family of children four of which were born before the year 1700 ninety four they moved from Plainfield some years since to Columbia in said State where the said Mary now lives a widow
Phillip Spaulding

Sullivan ss
at Plainfield June the 2d 1846
Personally appeared Phillip Spaulding and made oath that the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed is true
Before me Daniel Cole Justice of the peace
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I Thomas Stevens of Plainfield in the County of Sullivan and State of New Hampshire Testify and say that I was well acquainted with Benjamin Jordan and his wife Mary. They moved from Coventry Rhode Island to this Town, and moved into my fathers house where I was then living. They moved to Town as near as I can recollect about the year 1781. They lived, as man and wife and slept together in the same room where I slept. After wards they moved into another house of my father where they lived several years. They had a large family of children before they moved from Plainfield, several of which were borned [sic] prior to the year 1794 They moved from this Town some years ago to Columbia New Hampshire, where Mary Jordan, the widow of Benjamin Jordan now lives
Thos Stevens

Sullivan ss at Plainfield June 5 1846
Personally appeared Thomas Steven and made oath that the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed is true Before me
Daniel Cole Justice of the Peace
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I Mercy Stone of Plainfield in the State of New Hampshire Testify and say that I was born in Coventry in the State of Rhode island where I was well acquainted with Mary Walker I moved with my Father and Family to Plainfield NH where I now live soon after followed to Plainfield Benjamin Jordan soon moved into the same town with his wife which was Mary Walker they lived together as husband and wife for a number of years they raised a large family of children four of which was born before the year 1794 Some years ago they moved to Columbia in the North part of New  Hampshire where the said Mary now lives a widow
Mercy Stone X her mark
Witness Elijah Burnap

Sullivan ss at Plainfield June the 4th 1846 Personally appeared Mercy Stone and made oath that the foregoing affidavit by her subscribed is true
Before me Daniel Cole Justice of the Peace
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State of New Hampshire
Sullivan County Ss
I T W Gilmore Clerk of the Supreme Court of Judication of the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that Daniel Cole is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified that his commission was dated the 23d day of December AD 1844 and will expire on the 23d day of December AD 1849

Given under my hand and the seal of said County the 2d day of June AD 1846
Attest T W Gilmore Clerk
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I Anthony Tarbox, Clerk of the town of Coventry County of Kent and State of Rhode Island depose and say that at the request of Mary Jordan of Columbia New Hampshire widow of Benjamin Jordan, late of said Columbia deceased, a revolutionary pensioner; I have examined and made diligent search upon the Records of said town of Coventry now in my keeping, and that I can find no record of the marriage of said Benjamin Jordan with the said Mary, neither can I find any person now living in our town or vicinity who was present and saw them married, but in my search for evidence of this Marriage I find three old persons who knew the said Benjamin Jordan and Mary Walker, and knew by report that they were married, and moved away from our town, and also knew most of the persons named by said wid. Jordan as being present at the marriage , all of whom are dead and gone away: One of the three old persons that I saw is Mary Walker the widow of Stephen Walker late of said Coventry deceased, who was the Brother of Mary Jordan the widow of said Benjamin. an affidavit of hers is herewith forwarded. She is a respectable and smart old Lady and her testimony may be relied upon as true and did corroborate with the statements made to me by the other two old persons whom I did not consider necessary to take in writing as neither proved to a positive fact the marriage afore named. And I have further to say that from my knowledge of the records of our town I can say that there could not have been a record of any thing near the marriages which took place in the town at or about the time of the marriage of said Benjamin Jordan. June 12th 1846
Anthony Tarbox
Town Clerk of said Coventry
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State of Rhode Island &c
Kent sc Coventry June 12th 1846
Then personally appeared Anthony Tarbox before me and made solemn oath to the truth of the affidavit by him subscribed upon the oposite [sic] page hereof. And I further certify that I am personally acquainted with the said Anthony Tarbox and that he is the Clerk of said town of Coventry, and that his affidavit is entitled to full credance. [sic]

Ebenezer Johnson Just Peace
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I Mary Walker, of the town of Coventry in the County of Kent and State of Rhode Island, widow of Stephen Walker late of said Coventry deceased; Testify and say that I did know Mary (or as she was called Molly) Jordan and that this Mary Jordan was sister to my said husband, (the same Father but not the same Mother) She was older than my husband. I was not at the wedding of Benjamin Jordan with Mary Walker, Neither was I acquainted at the time with the family, Neither do I know of any person now living who was present at the said wedding; but as to the Marriage of Benjamin Jordan with the said Mary Walker I have not the least doubt because Benjamin Jordan has visited our house a number of times; and his wife (the said Mary) with one of her sons visited our house once, but her husband did not come down with her; I have heard the marriage spoken of many times, as having taken place one day and her Father with a Third wife the next day or one took place one day and the other the next day, but which took place the first I cannot recollect. I further say that the marriage of Benjamin Jordan and Mary Walker must have taken place about the year 1780 because they were married and moved off some time before my marriage with Stephen Walker which took place in the year 1788. I am now seventy six years of age.
Coventry June 11 1846
Mary Walker's X mark
Anthony Tarbox
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State of Rhode Island &c
Kent County Sc Coventry June 11th 1846
There personally appeared Mary Walker before m, and made solemn oath that the affidavit written upon the oposite [sic] page and by her subscribed is true. And I also certify that the said Mary Walker is personally known by me and that she is a credible witness
Ebenezer Johnson Just of Peace
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Joseph Kinyon affidavit
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I Joseph Kinyon of Cornish in the County of Sullivan and State of New Hampshire depose and say that I am well acquainted with Benjamin Jorden of Columbia N.H and have been ever since and before the Revolutionary War an applicant for a Pension under the act of the 7 June 1832. He served with me in Capt Roys Company of Col Frys Regiment at a place then called Quidnisset in the State of Rhode Island for the space of one month in the Spring of the Year 1776

I further depose and say that I am knowing that the said Jorden enlisted into Capt Gibbs Company of Col Toppans Rode Island Regiment on or about the first day of June 1777 and went into the service and was absent in the service until some time in March 1778 when he returned
Joseph Kinyon X his mark

State of New Hampshire
Sullivan ss
August 28 1832 Sworn and subscribed before me John Bryant Justice of the Peace

I certify that the above deponent is a credible witness
John Bryant Justice of the Peace

I, Benjamin B. French Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature for the County of Sullivan in the State of New Hampshire do hereby certify that John Bryant is a Justice of the Peace and that the above signatures purporting to be his are genuine
In testimony of which I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said Court August 29th 1832
B.B. French
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Ebenr Thomas
Deposition
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I Ebenezer Thomas of Columbia in the County of Coos in the State of New Hampshire depose and say that in the year 1777, according to my best recollection, I served a tour of one month in the Militia in the Town of East Greenwich in the state of Rhode Island under Capt Remington Kenyon and that I well recollect that Benjamin Jordan of Columbia aforesaid served in said company through the whole of said Tour said Tour began in the month of January
Ebenezer Thomas

State of New Hampshire Coos ss Augt 23 1832
Personally appeared Ebenezer Thomas and made solemn oath that the foregoing deposition by him subscribed is true
Before me
E. H. Mahurin
Jus Peace

I hereby certify that the above Ebenezer Thomas is a credible witness and his statement intitled [sic] to full credit
Augt 23 1832
Eph H Mahurin Jus Peace

State of New Hampshire Coos ss
I William Farrar Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas Coos County certify that Ephraim H. Mahurin is a Magistrate as above named and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this 24th day of August Anno Domini 1832
Wm Farrar Clerk
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Philip Jorden Affidavit
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I Phillip Jordan a soldier of the Revolution formerly of Coventry in the State of Rhode Island but now of Columbia in the State of New Hampshire do depose and say that I was formerly and am now well acquainted with Benjamin Jordan of this Town but formerly of said Coventry and knew that he served as a private soldier in Capt Gibbs Company in Col Toppans Regimemt of the Rhode Island troops from the first of June 1777 till the latter part of March 1778. And afterwards in Capt Traffins Company in said Toppans Regiment one year ending in March 1779 according to my best recollection
Philip Jorden

State of New Hampshire
Coos Co ss
November 8th 1831
Phillip Jordan personally appeared and made solemn oath that the above affadavit [sic] by him subscribed is true
before me Eph H Mahurin Justice of the Peace

I certify that the above deponant is a creditable witness
Eph H Mahurin Justice of the Peace
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State of New Hampshire Coos ss
I William Farrar Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Coos certify that Ephraim H Mahurin is a magistrate as within named and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this ninth day of November A.D. 1831
Wm Farrar
Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for Coos County
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 2d of February 1848 entitled "An act making further provisions for surviving widows and Soldiers of the revolution."

State of New Hampshire
Coos County ss
On this 20th day of July A.D. 1848 personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the peace for the said County of Coos Mary Jordan a resident of Columbia in said County of Coos aged 86 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 2d of February 1848 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war; that she is the widow of Benjamin Jordan who was a private and served in the war of the Revolution agreeable to the declaration formerly made and transmitted by the said Mary Jordan to the pension office at Washington in order to obtain a pension under the Act of June 17th 1844; to which declaration and the proof accompanying it she refers to prove the
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Services of the said Benjamin Jordon and her marriage to him. That she received a pension of Eighty Dollars per annum under the act of June 17th 1844 and that her pension certificate dated January 16th 1847 issued under said act is transmitted with this declaration. She further declares that she is still a widow.
Mary Jordan X her mark
Witness
Harvey Hobart
Mercy Thomas
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me And I hereby further certify that said declarant is personally known to me
Harvey Hobart
Justice of the Peace

I james M Rix, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Coos State of New Hampshire, do hereby certify that Harvey Hobart is a Justice of Peace within and for said County, as above, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court this twenty fourth day of July A.D. 1848.
James M Rix Clerk
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State of New Hampshire
County of Coos ss.
On this thirtieth day of May, in the year of our Lord 1846 personally appeared before me Joshua Marshall one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, within and for the County of Coos in the State of New Hampshire Mary Jordon a resident of Columbia in said County of Coos, aged eighty 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 June 17th 1844. That she is the Widow of Benjamin Jordon, late of said Columbia deceased; who was a Private in the army of the revolution, and served according to her best recollection as follows in the month of April & May in the year 1776 he served one month as a substitute fro Edmond Jordon at a place called Quidnesset, under the command of Capt Roy in Col. Fry's Rhode Island Regiment, also an other month as a substitute for the same Edmond Jordon (who was his father) at East Greenwich in said Regiment from the first of January 1777 in a company commanded by Capt Remington. In the month of February 1777 he volunteered and served one month as a fifer in Capt Roy's Company at said East Greenwich, he again volunteered as she thinks and served one month in Capt Bennet's company as a Fifer, on or about the first of June 1777 he inlisted [sic] for ten months in Capt Gibbs Company in Col. Toppans or Tophams Rhode Island Regiment & was stationed at Tiverton in said Rhode Island & served out the ten months the last of March 1778. he soon after inlisted again for twelve months in Capt Trafferys Company in said Toppans or Tophams Regiment and served accordingly at Tiverton aforesaid and was there discharged in March 1779. having served in the whole as
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she believes twenty six months for which service he drew a pension of eighty dollars per annum under the act of 1832 to the time of his death. She further declares that she was married to the said Benjamin Jordon on the 15th day of May in the year 1780 in the Town of Coventry in the State of Rhode Island by Caleb Nichols a Baptist Minister. That her husband the aforesaid Benjamin Jordon died on the 18th day of July 1845 at said Columbia; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January, seventeen hundred and ninety-four viz at the time above stated. The words a resident & twelve were intertined & the words ten & twelve were crossed & the word ten added before before [sic] signed & sworn to
Mary Jordon + her mark
Attest 
Aden Bartlett
Angelina Jordan
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first within written
Before me Joshua Marshall Judge of the C.C. Pleas

I further certify that the above named Mary Jordon from old age & bodily infirmity cannot attend court. the word bodily is intertined by me.
Joshua Marshall Judge of the Court of Common Pleas

I James M. Rix, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, within and for the County of Coos, State of New Hampshire, do hereby certify that Joshua Marshall is a Judge of said Court as above & that the certificate purporting to be his is genuine
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In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, this seventeenth day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty six
James M Rix Clerk
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Rep

328
Concord
N. Hampshire
Mary Jordan widow of Benjamin who was a Private in the N.H. Line
Husb died July 18 1845

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 18 July 1845

Certificate of Pension issued the 16th day of Jany 1847 and sent to Hon Wm Upham U.S. Senate

(Act of JUNE 17, 1844.)
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 2 Page 17
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4550 ACP 1887
Lancaster, N.H
Oct 8, 1887
Jordan, C. B.
Desires for historical purposes, military history of Benjamin Jordan who served during the Revolutionary war &c

[stamped]
ADJUTANT GENL'S OFFICE
A.C.P. DIVISION
RECEIVED
OCT 10 1887

War Department
Adjutant General's office
November 30 1887
Respectfully returned with the information that no records of the Revolutionary War are filed in this department. It is understood that the Rolls of Regiments or such of them as have been preserved are filed in the Pension office and it is possible that the information desired may be obtained from that office
O D Greene
Asst Adjutant General

Gen'l Black: will your Dept kindly attend to this & oblige 
Resp yours 
C. B. Jordan
Lancaster N.H.
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21493
Mary

Lancaster N.H,. Oct 8 1887
Gen'l Drum
Dear Sir
For historical purposes I wish to get what the records in your office show as to Benjamin Jordan's services in the Revolutionary war. He early enlisted either from Mass or R.I. and got out I think in 1780. He was my grandfather and I am preparing a sketch of him. He died in 1846. 
Yours Respectfully
C. B. Jordan

[stamped]
ADJUTANT GENL'S OFFICE
A.C.P. DIVISION
RECEIVED
OCT 10 1887
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3-595.

O. W. and N. Division
Record Division.
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
March 19, 1908
Searched by S. D. Lamparter
Original No. [blank]
Certificate No. [blank]
Claimant. [blank]
Soldier, Benjamin Jordan
Service. Mass or N.H.
Remarks: No claim as above except Wid #204193 Rej. # 5760 Consolidated
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[stamped]
U.S. PENSION OFFICE
A
MAR 16 1908

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir,
Could you please give me an abstract of the services of Benjamin Jordan who served in the Revolution, as stated in the original application for a pension. There are references to several bearing the name of Benjamin Jordan, but the one I reer to was born at Rehoboth Mass. I do not know where he enlisted.

Twice he volunteered as a substitute for his father Edmund Jordan
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who was drafted to do service as a minute man and then he enlisted for two years

He had a government pension from about 1832 till his death in 1846 and his widow till 1860 He died in Columbia N.H.

Also could you tell me if you have any record of the service of William Hadley I am not sure if he had a pension but he was in the same war

Think he enlisted from
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Rhode Island.

Hoping for a reply at your early convenience

I remain
Sincerely
Mrs. W. B. Richardson
33 Marlboro St
Keene NH
Cheshire Co
March 14 1908

[stamped]
U.S.
PENSION OFFICE
A
MAR 16 1908
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Rumford Me Feby 3 1915
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir
I am trying to trace the Revolutionary War Record of Benj Jordan who is said to have been born in Rehoboth Mass and when very young went into the Revolutionary war. and in 1780 married Mary Warker who was born in Coventry R.I. and the same year moved to Plainfield N.H and in 1816 moved to Columbia N.H. and is said to have received a pension from the Government for services rendered and is said to be one of the 38 men that assisted in Capturing Gen Prescott in 1777 An record that you have I should like to get as this Benj Jordan was my Great Grand Father and I am trying to trace back some Revolutionary War records
Yours
Walter G Hicks
Box 247
Rumford Me
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Phone 20643
Lens Grinding Department

Dr. F. A. Jordan
Optometrist
312 West Church Street
Elmira, N. Y.

Gentleman; BA*J/ADY

I am enclosing what information I have at hand.

Edmond Jordan enlisted from Spurwink Me. now Cape Elizabeth and it was at that time the State of Mass. Bay. The ajant. Gen. Office gives the followering [sic]. Private in Capt Richards Mayberry's CO (15 Mass) Coln Benj. Tupper. Enlisted Jan 10 1777 for three years. (48 years old) N. H. records give this, Family record of that state. Served under Capt. Roy in Col. Fry's Reg. 1776.

Benjamin Jordan Born in 1760 Jan 18 and died July 18 1845 Enlisted from Cape Elizabeth Me. He enlisted for ten months under Capt Gibbs in Col John Tophams Reg. and re-enlisted for one year with Capt. Traffern and was discharged Mar 1779. He drew a pension and lived in Plainfield N.H. untill [sic] 1818 when he moved to Columbia N.H. (This Address may of been Colebrook N.H. as it is near that village.) His wife drew a pension after his death up to 1861. when she died at the age of 99 or 101 Years of age.
Mary Jordan. was her name.
This is the only record that I have .Benj. Jordan served about four years but I do not know about the complete record.

Yours very truly.

Dr F A Jordan

[stamped]
RECEIVED APR 24 1933
MAIL SUB-DIV.
VETS ADM.
[illegible] 5
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In reply refer to 
BA-J/ADY

Dr. F. A. Jordan,
312 West Church Street,
Elmira, New York.

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter relative to Edmond Jordan and Benjamin Jordan, soldiers in the Revolutionary War.

The data given by you are not sufficient to enable this office to make a proper search of the records.

As a means of identifying the particular records in which you are interested, should they be on file, as much as possible of the following data are essential: approximate dates of birth and death, places of residence after service and given name of widow.

Kindly return these letters should you reply.

Very truly yours,
A. D. Hiller
A.D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.
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Lens Grinding Department

Dr. F. A. Jordan
Optometrist
213 West Church Street
Elmira, N. U.

Dear Sir:-
What have you on record of Edmond Jordan and Benjamin Jordan elisted [sic ] from Cape Elizabeth Me 1776 or 1777 in Rev Army Benjamin drew a pension when he lived in Columbia NH or Colebrook N.H. and his widow drew a pension Mary Jordan

Yours
Dr F A Jordan

[stamped]
RECEIVED APR 178 1933
MAIL SUB-DIV.
VETS ADM.
PENSIONS
3
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Although there was, more or less, active movement during Genl Spencer's campain [sic] in Rhode Island in 1777, yet he does not state that he was in skirmishes or any incidents connected with his service

His widow was living in Columbia in May 1846 aged 84 years & was alive in 1851 aged 89 years. Mary, the widow of Stephen Walker who was a younger half brother to Widow Jordan, States that the marriage of Benjamin Jordan & his bride's father to his 3 wife was about the same time, i.e. one was married one day, & the other the next day, but which of them was the first day she could not recollect. The marriage of the father was to his third wife. Stephen Walker
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21808

[illegible] Ann
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1908 Mar 23 Hist to Mrs W. B. Richardson &c
1915 Feby 12 Hist to Walter G Hicks &c
1933 May 29 Hist to Dr. F. A. Jordan. 
A.D.Y.

Revy Widow, &c
File No. 21493
Mary Jordan
war
Benjamin Jordan
Priv Rev war

Act: Feb 2d /48
Index:- Vol. A, Page 382

(Arrangement of 1870.)
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No 12871
V
Mary Jordan
Let. D. S. Kimball
August 6 1846
A Bartlett Aug 19 1846
Let to same Sept 22 1846

Act 1838
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Free
Hon L. P. Waldo
Comr of Pensions
Washington City
DC

159.742
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Free
Hon L. P. Waldo
Comr of Pensions
Washington City
DC

159.742
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No 12871 (300
Mary Jordan
widow of Benjamin 
N.H.
Act 7 July 1838
Rejectd husband died
18 July 1845
admt, act 17 June 1844
2 years prv
$80.00 per ann
from 18 July 1845

Hon. Wm Upham
Senate W States
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Lancaster NH
June 1 1855
Dear Sir:
I send herewith the applications for Bounty Land of
Orange Smith
Mary Jordan
Caleb Rice
Caroline W Cone
Stephen Adams
Amos Dart
Harrison Severance
the receipt of which please acknowledge and when issued please forward to my address at Lancaster Coos Co New Hampshire

Jared I Williams
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Increase
or 
Arrears of 
Revolutionary 
Pensions
Lucy Beecher NH
Mary Jordon act 48
M Triplett
Cole
Filed 14th July 1851
F E Hassler
Attorney
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Washington City D C
July 13th 1851

Honorable J E Heath

Sir
Enclosed please find the applications for arrears of Revolutionary Pensions in the cases of 
Mary Jordan widow Benjamin
Lucy Beecher " [widow] Nathan
not having the applications of these parties I know not the specifical [sic]  law under which they may be entitled but probably they come under joint Resolution 1st July 1848 & Joint Resolution 3d March 1851
Yours respectfully
F E Hassler
Attorney
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Senate Chamber
Washington D.C. Jany 7th 1847

Dear Sir
I have been desired to transmit to you the papers accompanying this note, and to ask your attention to the same.

I am sir, very respectfully yours
Wm Upham

Hon J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
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Barton Orleans Co, V.T.
October 3d 1846

Sir
Your letter dated the 26th ultimo is received. I am at a loss how you wish to be understood relative to a declaration from Claimant. Mrs Jordan's declaration taken before Judge Marshall I sent you last Spring & received an answer from you relative thereto dated August 9 1846. If you require a new declaration I wish you to have the goodness to inform me.

I am with Respect
our obt Servt
S. D. Kimball

Hon J. L. Edwards
Commr of Pensions
Washington
D.C.
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45
65
80

Bloomfield
Sept 10
Paid 10
Hon J L Edwards
Comr of Pensions
Washington D.C.
Sept 18 46
Mary Jordan
Vt
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Bloomfield Vt. September 3d 1846

Respected Sir
Yours of 19th ult, respecting the declaration of Mary Jordan, wid of Benj Jordan, is received; and therein you inform me that "Mrs Jordan was informed in your letter to her agent D. Kimball of Barton VT of 5th inst. that the alleged service of her husband under Capts Gibbs and Traffier of Col Topham's Regt was discredited by the returns of that Regt in your office, and that the balance claimed by him, if admitted, would not be sufficient to entitle him to a pension."

Now of "D Kimball" or the declaration which he forwarded to your office, I know nothing

In January last, as I was passing the house where Wid. Jordan lived, she called me in and wished me to assist her in getting a a [sic] pension, which I consented to do and immediately set about getting the necessary evidence to substantiate her claim

In April last, I was informed that one Kimball had gotten Judge Marshall of Stratford to go and take her declaration, and I conversed with her about giving her declaration to another after engaging me and she excused herself by saying that she was alone, aged and feeble and was ignorant as to what she ought to do; that she was anxious to get a pension as she was entirely destitute and helpless and she told me that she had never seen Kimball or given him any authority Under these circumstances, I proceeded to procure the evidence to intitle [sic] her to a pension, regardless of said Kimball's interference and forwarded said evidence and her declaration to y9our office on the 22d day of June last.

Benjamin Jordan, in his declaration on which he was placed on the pension list, a copy of which I procured from John Bryant Esq, who assisted him in procuring a pension, stated as follows viz "That he served one month as a substitute for Edmund Jordan, at a place called Quidnissit in the stat4e of RI in the month of April and May 1776 in a company commanded by Capt Roy of Col Fry's R.I. Regt: also another month as a substitute the same Edmund Jordan, who was his father, at East Greenwich in said R.I. from the first of January 1777 in a company commanded by Capt Remington Kenyon. In the month of February
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1777 volunteered and served one month as a fifer in Capt Roy's company at East Greenwich aforesaid. Again volunteered and served for the space of one month in the months of April and May 1777 in a company, as he thinks, commanded by Capt Bennett and did the duty of a fifer. On or about the first of June 1777 he inlisted [sic] for ten months, in Capt Gibbs company, in Col Topham's R.I. Regt and stationed at Tiverton in said R.Island during said ten months service, from which he was honorably discharged on the last of March 1778.

At the expiration of the above named ten months service, he again inlisted for one year in Capt Traffier's company of said Topham's Regiment and served accordingly at Tiverton aforesaid and was then discharged the last of March 1779 after having served faithfully in all 26 months

You will find by recurring o her declaration which I forwarded in June last, that it is substantially the same her husband's above recited and says nothing of his having served under Capt Traffier as a fifer: he says that he served one month as a fifer in Capt Roy's company and did duty as a fifer one month in a company commanded by Caspt Bennett as a fifer

The widow Jordan is aged and much enfeebled in intellect and made the declaration which Kimball sent soley [sic] from her recollection and I think it hard that the poor old lady's fair and just claim should be prejudiced by his unfair interference.

It would seem strange that, if Benjamin Jordan's services under Capts Gibbs and Traffier of Col Topham's Regiment was discredited by the returns of that Regiment in your office, that he should have been placed on the pension list, as the returns were, of course, the same twenty years ago that they now are

I wish to have you examine his declaration an hers which I enclosed to you and to compare them with the evidence in your office and to decide the question without reference to her declaration
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sent by Kimball which was made from vague recollection of facts which transpired more than sixty years since and before her marriage to Benj Jordan

Please have the goodness to forward an answer as early as convenient

Very Respectfully yours &c
Aden Bartlett

Hon J. L. Edwards
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Bloomfield VT June 22 1846
Respected Sir
I enclose to you herewith the declaration of Mary Jordan of Columbia in the county of Coos in the State of New Hampshire, widow of Benjamin Jordan late of said Columbia, deceased, a revolutionary pensioner. I wrote to the Town clerk of Coventry in the State of RI where the marriage of said Jordan was solemnized to examine the records and if any record o their marriage was found to have it duly certified; and, if not, to procure the evidence of some person who was present and saw them married, if any were to be found

The Town Clerk on examination, could find no record of their marriage nor any person now living in Coventry who was present at the marriage and his affidavit of those facts, duly authenticated is enclosed, and also the affidavit of Mary Walker, widow of Stephen Walker a brother of said Mary Jordan

I also enclose to you the affidavit of Sample Gilky of Columbia. I might have procured the affidavits of their children, some of whom are over sixty years of age and are in respectable standing in society but did not think it necessary

If any thing further is needed, please write and inform me

Respectfully yours
Aden Bartlett

Hon. J. L. Edwards
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State of Vermont
Orleans District ss
I Geo Nye Judge of Probate fore the District of Orleans aforesaid Hereby Certify That at a Probate Court holden at Irasburgh in and for the District of Orleans on the 9th day of June AD 1846. Satisfactory evidence was adduced; that Benjamin Jordan late of Columbia in the State of N.H. was a Pensioner of the United States at the rate of Eighty Dollars per annum. and that he died at Columbia aforesaid on the 18 day of Jul 1845. and that he left a Widow by the name of Mary Jorden who (at the date hereof) is still living
In faith whereof I have caused the seal of the Probate Court to be hereunto anexed [sic] together with my Official signature at the Probate Office at Irasburgh this 9 day of June AD 1846
Geo Nye Judge
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Barton, Orleans County V.T
June 9th 1846

Sir
Enclosed is the application of Widow Mary Jordon for a Pension for services rendered by her late Husband Benj Jordon who was a Pensioner. The affidavits to prove the marriage are taken by the Magistrate in rather an awkward manner they contain the testimony relative to their living as Husband & Wife so fully I think you will receive them. If they will not answer please return them to me immediately

Respectfully your obt Sevt
S. D. Kimball

Hon J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.
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Coventry R.I. March 18th 1846

Dear Sir
Yours of March 9th instant is at hand and in compliance with your request I have made diligent search in our town Records of Marriages and do not find a record of the marriage of Mr. Benjamin Jordan and Miss Mary Walker and I have to say that our records of Marriages is very imperfect. I do not supose [sic] that any thing near half the marriages that took place in this town were ever recorded until lately it is made the duty of Magistrate or Minister to cause the record to be made under a penalty. which causes about all the Marriages to be put upon record now.

You also request me to search the parish records that were left by Elder Nichols. I reply that we have no such records to my knowledge in our state. I have heard of Elder Nichols but know not where he lived nor over what church he presided. Nor do I believe that there were such records kept in those times. it is very probably that some of our Ministers keep a private record, but if so it most probably would be let by their decendants. [sic] I am very sorry that I could not have found the record but this is no uncommon thing as I have not been able to find one in ten that I have searched for. the Dollar I have retained for my trouble
Yours &c
Anthony Tarbon T. CLk.
S. D Kimball Esq
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Bloomfield VT Jany 29 1846

Respected Sir,
I write at the request of Mary Jordan of Columbia N.H. who is the widow of Benjamin Jordan, late of said Columbia, a revolutionary Pensioner who died on the 18th day of July AD 1845.

She states that she was married to Benjamin Jordan on the 15th day of May AD 1780 at Coventry in the state of Rhode Island by the Rev Caleb Nichols; but whether any record of the marriage was ever made she does not know, but she has lived with him as her husband, thirty four years in the Town of Plainfield NH, and thirty one years in Columbia aforesaid which can be proved by numerous witnesses

I wish you to write and inform me what evidence is necessary for her to forward to the War Department Benjamin Jordan was on the rolls as a pensioner nearly twenty years as will be seen by a reference to the files in the Pension Office.

Respectfully your Obedt Servant
Aden Bartlett

Hon Wm L Marcy
Secy at War
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Benjamin Jordan NH Act 7 June 1832 $80.00 per ann
To what time was he last paid?
G. C. A
Pension office
January 13 1847

Died 18th July 1845
Paid to his death
B[illegible]
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Benjamin Jordan
In his declaration for a pension, dated August 1832, he stated that he was late of Plainfield, Sullivan County, NH. but now of Columbia, Sullivan County, (probably now in Coos County) both in N.H. and that he was born in Scituate, R.I. May 19 1760. There is no P.O called Scituate, but there are two named North & South Scituate in Providence County & South Scituate adjoin Coventry in Kent County in which latter Jordan was residing when he enlisted in the Revolutionary war). He was married in Coventry May 15 1780 to Mary Walker by the Revd Caleb Nichols a Baptist Minister, but there is no record of it, & but very few marriages of that period & for some years later, are to be found in the town records. About 1780 or 1781 he moved to Plainfield, where, his widow stated they remained 34 years, then removed to Columbia, in Coos County & resided 31 years prior to her husband's decease July 18 1845. In explation [sic] the shorter terms of service of his military service it is stated that in those portions of a state bordering on the sea coast to sub divide milita [sic] companies in a regiment into tow or more classes, according to numbers desired, & after one class had rendered its monthly "term of duty as guard, it was relieved by another class. The British landed at Newport in Dec 1776 & occupied that place & vicinity two or three years.

While Jordan was living in Coventry, he served one month in April & May 1776 as a substitute for his father Edmund Jordan under Capt Roy attached to the Command of Col Fry, at a place called Quidnissett. Also another month as a substitute for his father from the 1st January 1777 under Captain Remington Kenyon. In Feby 1777 he volunteered as a fifer to serve one month under Capt Roy in East Greenwich in R.I. & also another month he served as a fifer in April & May, under Capt Bennett (in 1779). 

About June 1 1777 he enlisted for ten month under Capt Gibbs in the regiment commanded by Col Topham which was stationed at Tiverton R.I. during the whole term, & immediately after his discharge in March 1778 he re-inlisted [sic] for a year with Capt Traffern attached to Col Topham's command, rendering duty at Tiverton & was discharged in March 1779