Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 23389, Bancroft Abbott, N. H.
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(3—1776)

Abbott Bancroft
Lydia

SERVICE
N.H.

NUMBER
W. 23389

CONTENTS
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8.401 √

Lydia Abbott's
Declaration - 
Vt.

Act 7. July 38

M. 8A7. d. 29

Roll - 11 mo. 23 ds
admd
11 mo. 23 ds pri
$39 22/100

No depication


John Kimball Esq.
Barton
Orleans Co
Vt.
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State of Vermont
Orange County ss

Be it remembered that on this 10 day of August AD 1842 personally appeared before the Probate Court for the district of Bradford in said County of Orange at a session there up holden at Bradford in said district on the day was aforesaid Lydia Abbott a widow of Newbury in the said County of Orange aged seventy nine 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 provisions made by the act of Congress passed July 7.. 1838 entitled "An act granting half-pay and pensions to certain widows: That she is the widow of Bancroft Abbot who was a private in Captain Timothy Barron's Company in Bedel's regiment and served therein one year that he the said Bancroft performed one other term of service, but she cannot name the officers under whom he served for this length of said other term of service.

She further declares that she was married to said Bancroft Abbott on the 29 day of December one thousand seven hundred and eighty seven by Jacob Kent Justice of the Peace at Newbury Vermont that her husband t he said Bancroft Abbott died on the 29 day of October 1829 that she was not married to him prior to his touring the service but the marriage took place [continued]
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[continued] previous to the first of January seventeen hundred & ninety four this at the date above stated.

Lydia Abbot

Sworn to and Subscribed on the day and year above written before me

J.W.D. Parker Judge



I James Abbott of Newbury in Orange County and State of Vermont aged fifty years do depose testify and say that I am fifty years of age that I am the son of Bancroft and Lydia Abbott that the said Bancroft Abbott died at said Newbury on the 29 day of October AD 1829 I was present when he died and that the said Lydia has never since married and still is the widow of the said Bancroft Abbott. and that she has never since been married I was the third child of the said Bancroft & Lydia

James Abbott

Sworn to and subscribed on the 10 day of August AD 1843 before me

J.W.D. Parker Judge

[continued]
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State of Vermont
Probate District of Bradford ss —

I J.W.D. Parker Judge of Probate for said district of Bradford do hereby certify t hat the above named Lydia Abbott and James Abbott personally appeared before me in open court on the 10th day of August 1862 and both subscribed and were by me duly sworn severally the prior to her declaration [illegible] & the later to his deposition above and that they are personally known to me and that they are severably credible witnesses and that their individual signatures above are genuine and were written by them in my presence - The [illegible] whereof I hereto set my hand and affix the seal of the Probate Court at Bradford in said District of Bradford this 10 day of August AD 1862

J.W.D. Parker Judge
of Probate for Bradford District



Omit
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8.401

Hon John Kimball
Barton Vermont

  2.55
36.67
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39.22

3.33
  .77
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2:56



Newbury Vt Aug 27 [illegible]
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8.401

Hon John Kimball
Barton Vermont

  2.55
36.67
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39.22

3.33
  .77
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2:56



Newbury Vt Aug 27 [illegible]
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Town Clerk's Office, Newbury Orange County State of Vermont - 
August Twenty sixth in the year of our Lord One Thousand eight hundred and forty five

I David Johnson do hereby Certify that on searching the records of said Town I find the following - 

Bancroft Abbott and Lydiy White were married Decr. Twenty ninth Sixteen hundred eighty seven at Newbury in Vermont

by Jacob Kent Just. Peace
Attest Jacob Kent Town Clerk -



I further certify that the above is a true copy of the record with the exception of the date which is expressed on the Record in fair legible figures as follows "Decr. 29th. 1784"

Attest David Johnson Town Clerk



I David Johnson above named depose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the Town of Newbury in the County and State aforesaid and that the above is a true extract from the Records of said Newbury with the exception above mentioned as certified by me, David Johnson Town Clerk.



State of Vermont -
County of Orange ss - 

Be it remembered that at Newbury in the said County of Orange on the 20th day of August 1842 David Johnson abovenamed personally appeared and subscribed the above affidavit in my presence and made solemn oath that  the same contains the truth and nothing but the truth - before me

Joseph Berry
Justice of the Peace



I Simeon Stevens of Newbury in the County of Orange and State of Vermont of the age of seventy five years do depose testify and say that I have resided in said Newbury ever since I was born and well knew Bancroft Abbott late of this town from my childhood up to the day of his death which took place some eight or ten [continued]
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[continued] years since - the exact lengths of time since I do not now particularly recollect - I have also known his wife from the same period up to the present time - Her maiden name was Lydia White - I knew said Bancroft and Lydia before their marriage and since as we have always been near neighbors; and have known all their children - I knew the time too when they were married, although I was not present at this marriage - They lived together as husband and wife and were so respected until the day of said Bancrofts death - and that such was the fact I have no doubt — I have never known any other person by the name of Bancroft Abbott - If there had been in this town for any considerable length of time I should undoubtedly have known it - Said Bancroft was several years, perhaps half a dozen older than myself, and his wife said Lydia was about four years older

Simeon Stevens



State of Vermont
County of Orange ss - 

Be it known that at Newbury in said County on this 26th day of August AD 1842 Simeon Stevens of said Newbury to me well known personally appeared and made solemn oath that the foregoing deposition, which was by him subscribed in my presence contains the truth and nothing but the truth - And I certify that said Simeon is a credible person and his testimony entitled to belief

Joseph Berry Justice of Peace
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RECORD DIVISION.
W. F. 23389

3—525.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C., July 23, 1904


In reply to your request of [blank] received [blank] for a statement of the military history of Bancroft Abbott a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
[check]

LENGTH OF SERVICE.
1 Year.

RANK.
Pvt.

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
 CAPTAIN.
 Timothy Barron
 COLONEL.
 Bedel

STATE.
N.H.

Battles engaged in, [check]

Residence of soldier at enlistment, [check]

Date of application for pension, Aug. 10, 1842 Her cl. was al

Residence at date of application, Newbury, Orange Co. Vt.

Age at date of application, she was 79 yrs old.

Remarks: Soldier married at Newbury, Vt. Dec. 29. 1787 Lydia or Lydey White and died Oct. 29, 1829. James, their third child was 50 yrs old and a resident of Newbury Vt. in 1842 No other names are stated.

Very respectfully,
[blank]
Commissioner.

156563m 10 - 08

3
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Rev 23,389
WIDOW, &c.

File No. 23.389
Lydia Abbott
Wid. of
Bancroft Abbott
Pri Rev War

Act: Feb. 2d. 1848
Index:—Vol. [blank], Page [blank]

[Arrangement of 1870.]



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to



Sept 11 Hist
Carl Abbott
Blair, Nebr.
G.S.

Mch. 20. 1908. His. to
Mrs. Wm N. NcHenry
Des Moines Iowa

1912 July 24 Hist to Rev.
Ambrose M Bailey
Letter in S.F. 11487 George
Strabridge V.I. M
1917 June 13. Hist to Mr. W.C. Abbott
1928 July 12 Photos to E.V. Martindale,
See Wm. Aaron W. 10287.9.
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6755 [check]

Vermont

Lydia Abbott,
Widow of Bancroft Abbott decd
who was a pensioner under the Act of
and who died on the 29. Oct. 1829.
of Orange Co. in the State of Vermont
who was a Private in the Company
commanded by Captain Barron's of the 
Regt commanded by Col. Bedell in
the Vermont line for 11 ms. 23 days

Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont. Mont:
at the rate of 39 — Dollars 22
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day
of March, 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 3 day of
Sep: 1842 and sent to John Kimball
Barton Vermont.

Arrears to the 4th of March 41.
Semi-annual allowance ending [blank]
19610
[Act July 7, 1838.]

Recorded by Theo. L Moody Clerk,
Book A. Vol. 2 Page 34



Reported
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3180
[check]

Vermont

Lydia Abbott
widow of Bancroft Abbott
who was a private
in the Vermont Line

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
39 Dollars 22
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued the 
4th day of Decem 1843
and sent to
John Kimball
Barton Vermt

[Act of March 3, 1843.]

Recorded in Book A
Vol. 1 Page 24
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[pointing finger image] Address: "Chief of the Record and Pension Office,
War Department, Washington, D. C."

Record and Pension Office,

WAR DEPARTMENT

Washington, August 20, 1894.

Respectfully referred to the
Commissioner of Pensions,
and the writer so informed.

[two overlapping stamps, with text as follows:]
[stamp 1:]
OLD WAR & NAVY
AUG 23 1894
FILES
U.S.P.B.

[stamp 2:]
CHIEF CLERK,
AUG. 21, 1894
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.

BY AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR:

F. C. Ainsworth [signature]
Colonel, U.S. Army, Chief of Office.
Per
(300a)
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House of Representatives
Jun 1918

Sir

Have the honor to send you herewith the applications of Lydia Abbott & Mary Bailey for Pensions under the Act of Congress of July Last.

Your Obt. Servt.
L.D. Perk

To
J.L. Edwards Esq.
Court of Pensions
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free

Barton Vt
29 Aug

Col. James L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
War Department Washington

106.



Maine

3d. Sep 1842.
Case Lydia Abbott
Act 1838
Dr Crump
Page 17

[duplicate of previous page]

free

Barton Vt
29 Aug

Col. James L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
War Department Washington

106.



Maine

3d. Sep 1842.
Case Lydia Abbott
Act 1838
Dr Crump
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Barton Orleans County
Vermont August 29th 1842

Col. James L. Edwards

Sir enclosed is the papers of Lydia Abbott Widow of Bancroft Abbott for a pension.

It is supposed and so declared by the Widow that her husband served at two different periods one of which I do not know that we shall be able to show without which we expect she must take up with a pension for one year (or nearly one Year) under Capt. Barron —

You have if I rightly recollect a copy of Capt. Barron's Roll used in the case of the Widow Sarah Russell Widow of John Russell in May last —

Ira Goodall Esq of Bath N.H. I am informed sent the Roll of Capt Timothy Barron (or a copy) in the case of Hannah Hunt some time during the last year —

If I am mistaken as to your having Cpt. Barrons Roll in the cases Above named, you please inform me - and I will apply to the Secretary of H.H. where probably it may be found - but I wish to avoid the expense of sending them unless it should be necessary so to do —

Respectfully Yours & - 
John Kimball

P.S. - I expect the name
of Bancroft Abbot will
be found of Capt. Barron's Roll
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Barton Vt
1 Sept

free

Col. James L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
War Department
Washington



C. Sep 1842
Dr Crump
Lydia Abbott
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Barton Vt Sept. 1842

Col. James L. Edwards

Sir - Two or three days since I sent to you the declaration of Lydia Abbot for a pension accompanying which was the affidavit of Simeon Stevens & David Johnson (Town Clerk of Hersbury) taken before Joseph Berry Esq - which I forwarded without the usual Certificate shewing him to be a Justice & (the thought of it being necessary did not occur to me till after the papers had gone from the Post Office) - If you will enclose the affidavits and send them to C.L. Knapp Secratary of Vermont he will put the necessary Certificate (please say to him that I am agent) - or possibly you may be satisfied without the Certificate as you must be well acquainted with the hand writing of Esqr Berry - a short time since I forwarded to you the Affidavits of Betsey Lovewell and Simeon Stevens in the case of Elisabeth Webster whose (I believe) the Certificate of the Secratary was on the same, which were taken before the same Joseph Berry as the hand writing will shew —

Respectfully Yours
John Kimball
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3303

Lydia Abbott

30.22



John Kimball
Barton
Vt.
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State of Vermont
Orange County ss }

At Newbury in said County on this 15th day of July AD. 1823 Personally appeared before Richard R. Aldrich Justice of the Peace in and for said County Lydia Abbot a resident of Newbury in Said Coungy aged eighty years who being duly sworn according to Law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions of the Act of Congress passed March 3d 1843 granting pensions to Widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War - That she now claims a pension under said Act for the services of her husband Bancroft Abbot in said War which was a one Year (or nearly one year) Service in the Company of Capt. Timothy Barron for the particulars of said services reference to her declaration [illegible] in August 1842 by which she drew a pension of thirty nine dollars and twenty two cents per Year under the Act of Congress passed July 7th 1838 — And she further declares that she is still the Widow of the said Bancroft Abbott —

Lydia Abbot
x
her mark

Witness } James Abbott

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written - Before me
Richard R Aldrich Jus Peace



State of Vermont
Orange County ss }

At Newbury this 15 day of July 1843 personally came before me Lydia Abbott who subscribed and made oath to the above declaration and who is well known to me as the widow of Bancroft Abbott and for whoes services she drew a pention under the act of July 7th - 1838 and I well know that she she still remains a widow

Richard R Aldrich Justice of the Peace
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State of Vermont

Secretary of State's Office
Montpelier. July 25th 1843

I hereby certify that Richard R. Aldrich Esq whose name is subscribed, in his own proper hand writing, to the foregoing certificate is, and at the date thereof was, a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Orange in said State, duly constituted and commissioned, and that to his acts and attestations as such full faith and credit are and ought to be given.

[seal]

In testimony whereof I hereto set my hand and affix the seal of this office this 25th day of July A.D. 1843.

Ferrand F. Merrill
Acting Secretary of State
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Miss Lydia Abbott
Dec - act of Feby 28 1848


Admd
Admitted


Hon
L.B. Peck
H of R
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State of Vermont
Bradford District } ss

On this 12th day of May A.D. 1848 personally appeared before the Probate Court within & for said District at a session thereof holden at Newbury in this & for said district Lydia Abbott, a resident of Said Newbury aged 85 years who being first duly Sworn according to law doth on her oath make. the following declaration oin order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 2d February 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who served in the War of the Revolution

That she is the widow of Bancroft Abbott who was a Private in the War of the Revolution that she has been pensioned under the Acts of 7th July 1838, 3d of March 1843 & 17th of June 1844 which she received at the Pension agency at Montpelier Vermont, at the rate of Thirty nine dollar & twenty two cents ($39.22) per annum. She further declares that she is till a widow —

Lydia Abbott
X
her mark

Witness
James Abbott

Sworn to and Subscribed by the above declarant in open court before me & the 13th day of May A.D. 1848.

Stephen Thomas, Judge
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State of Vermont
Bradford District ss }

I John M. Batchelder Register of the Probate Court written and for the District of Bradford And State of Vermont do hereby Certify that the Hon Stephen Thomas above name is above affixed as Judge of the Probate Court for Said district and is duly Commissioned and qualified that his Commission is dated December 18th 1847 and will expire on 30th day of November AD 1848 and that the Signature above written purporting to be his is genuine

In testimony whereof I have hereunto Subscribed my name and affixed the seal of Said Court at Newbury in Said district this 13th day of May 1848

Attest J W Batchelder Register
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[stamp as follows:]
RECORD & PENSION OFFICE
AUG 20 1894
395628
WAR DEPARTMENT



Blair, Nebr.
Aug. 15, 1894

Bancroft Allen
mst. vols.
(War of Revolution)

Carl Abbott request
Certificate in lieu 
of lost discharge.

[stamp as follows:]
PENSION
OFFICE.
G
AUG 21 1894
U S
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Blair, Nebr. Aug 15 1894.

Col Fred C. Ainsworth,
Records & Pension Office, War Dept. -

Sir: - 

I have the honor to request you to send me Certificate in lieu of lost Discharge of Bancroft Abbott, who served in a New Hampshire regiment in the War of the Revolution.

If the records are not in the R. & P. O. may I. trouble you to forward this request to the proper Bureau?

Respectfully
Carl Abbott
Blair, Neb.
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[two stamps as follows:]
PENSION OFFICE
AUG 20 1984
US

OLD WAR & NAVY
AUG 22 1894
FILES
U. S. P. B.
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[illegible]

JESSE T. DAVIS
Attorney at Law.

A/

Blair, Nebr. Aug 15 1894.

Commissioner of Pensions: -

Sir: -

I have the honor to inquire whether there is any available information in the Pension Office in regard to service of Bancroft Abbott in the War of the Revolution.

I understand that he served in a New Hampshire regiment (probably Vermont) and that subsequent to his death his widow Lydia Abbott drew a pension.

If Bancroft Abbotts discharge is on file in your Bureau is there any way in which his descendants can get possession of the same!

Any information from records in the Pension Office will greatly obliget.

Respectfully
Carl Abbott
Blair, Neb
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[stamp inscribed as follows:]
PENSION OFFICE.
D
MAR 13 1903
U.S.
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[stamp inscribed as follows:]
W. & N. DIVISION
MAR 17 1903
RECEIVED.

DISTRICT COURT OF IOWA.
NINTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
IN CHAMBERS.
WILLIAM H. MCHENRY, JUDGE.

DES MOINES, IOWA.

OWM

2820 Cottage Grove Ave

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir: - 

Will you please give me the data necessary to join the D.A.R. through Bancroft Abbott.

Bancroft Abbott died at Newbury, Vermont, on the twenty-ninth of Oct. 1829. And his widow Lydia White Abbott drew a pension for some years after his death [continued]
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[continued] Bancroft Abbott acted in the capacity of Emmissary Sergeant. I do not know all the detail necessary to affirm but know you must have many such requests.

Very Respectfully,
Luella A. McHenry,

Wm. Hilliard H. McHenry,
2820 Cottage Grove Ave.
Des Moines,
Iowa.
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[stamp inscribed as follows:]
PENSION OFFICE.
O
JUN 9 1917
U.S.
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Rev Dec H

Nebraska School for Blind
N. C. ABBOTT, Superintendent
Nebraska City, Nebr

June 6, 1917.

United States Commissioner
of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:

To complete proof of the service of my great-grandfather, Bancroft Abbott, in the Revolutionary War, the same for use in my application for membership in the Sons of the Revolution, I am appealing to your office. Bancroft Abbott served in Bedel's Regiment, Timothy Bedel, Colonel. This regiment hailed from Vermont, I believe, and was recruited largely from men both in New Hampshire and Vermont. His widow, Lydia White Abbott, lived at Newbury, Vermont, many years after the death of her husband, dying in 1853, June. All of the latter years of her life she drew a pension from the Federal Government. I very much desire an abstract of the service of this ancestor of mine.

Most respectfully,

N. C. Abbott
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