Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 20230, for Nathaniel Martin, Vermont
Page 1

                                 [column heading: NUMBER]
Martin, Nathaniel      w
Anna
Number W.20230
Page 2

Left half of page [handwritten “Reported”]
Right half of page:
[handwritten line:  “6750”]
[handwritten line: “Vermont”]
[handwritten line: “Anna Martin,”]
Widow of [handwritten “Vt”]
[handwritten “Nathaniel Martin”]
Who was a pensioner und the Act of
and who died on the [handwritten “1813”]
[handwritten “of Orange Co”] in the State of [handwritten “Vermont”]
who was a [handwritten “priv”] in the [handwritten Company”] 
commanded by Captain [handwritten “Lovewell’s”] of the
[handwritten “Regt”] commanded by [handwritten “Col. Wait”] in 
the [handwritten “indecipherable”] line for [handwritten “indecipherable’.
Inscribed on the Roll of [“Vermont, indecipherable”]
at the rate of {handwritten ‘31”] Dollars [handwritten “10”]
Cents per annum, to, commence on the 4th day
of March, 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the [handwritten “31”] day of
[handwritten “Aug 1842”] and [handwritten “sent to John
Kinball Esq, Bradford, VT”]
Arrears to the 4th of [handwritten “March 41”]
Semiannual allowance ending [handwritten “numbers indecipherable”]
[Act July 7, 1838.
worded by  [handwritten “Theodor J Moody”] Clerk,
Book [handwritten “A”] Vol. [handwritten “2”] Page [handwritten “46”]
[handwritten “Payable to Joseph Prescott
undecipherable of Anna Martin”]
Page 3

[handwritten “ State of Vermont
County of Orange VT – On this tenth day of November
Anno Domini 1841 – Personally appear and be on the Probate 
Court, held in the town of Bradford, in and for the Probate
district of Bradford in the aforesaid County of Orange, the same
being a “Court” of need Thomas Martin a resident of [strike out “said Bradford”]
West Fairlee in the Said County of Orange, aged fifty five years last April, the oldest son and 
nearest relation of Anna Martin a resident of Newbury in
this aforesaid Count of Orange, aged, as this dependent has been
informed and lived seventy four years and in her seventy fifth 
year, - who being duly sworn according to law – doth on his Oath 
make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of
these provisions for and in behalf of the said Anna Martin made
by the Act of Rewards, passed July 7, 1838 entitled. “An Act
granting half pay and pensions to certain widows”
   That this said Anna is the widow of Nathaniel Martin farmer
of the Town of Moretown, now called Bradford in the said County 
of Orange, but subscantly of Stanstead in the Province of Lower 
Canada, who, as this dependent has ever been informed and verily
believed, was a private soldier in Captain Nehemiah Lovewells
Company in Colonel Benjamin Waits Battalion – that said
Company was stationed at Peacham in the State of Vermont
in the Spring and Summer season of 1781 – that he enlisted
 into said Company for a term of not less than six months, but as
to the precise time of his enlistment, this dependent cannot be
particular – that said Nathaniel Martin and said Anna Martin
were married at Newbury above mentioned by Noah White, a 
Justice of the Peace in the year 1785 – that said Nathaniel and"]
Page 4

[handwritten] Anna lived together at Bradford and Newbury until the
year 1801 or 1802 and until they had had eight children 
when the said Nathaniel left the said Anna and went to 
Canada to reside and where he resided until he died at
Stanstead in said Province of Canada in the months of April
or May 1813 – that the said Anna became partially insane
provisions to said Nathaniel going to Canada as above men-
tioned and has so continued unto the present period – that her 
mental infirmity renders her incapable of testifying at the
present time, which is the reason of this deponents appearing
in Court as the nearest relative of the said Anna – This deponent 
further says that said Nathaniel his father has often
recapitulated the facts and transactions [strike out “of his”] in relation
to his services as a Soldier as before mentioned, and partic-
ularly that during said service he with three other men
towit a Mr Bliss, Mr Sleeper and Mr Powers were sent out
on a Scout – that during said excursion they were set 
upon by a party of Indians from Canada, who fired upon
and killed Bliss and Sleeper and that he said Nathaniel and 
Powers were taken to Canada as captives – that he said 
Nathaniel according to the best recollection and belief of
of this deponent used to state that this period of his services
and captivity in Canada as aforementioned are to twelve
months -  This deponent further says that he has been ever
informed and has understood and verily believed that the said
Nathaniel and Anna were not married [strike out “as before mentioned”]
prior to the said Nathaniel’s leaving the service and returning
from captivity as before stated – but that this said marriage
Page 5

took place previous to the first of January 1794
towit in this year 1780 – that the said Anna has not
since married, but now remains the widow of the said
Nathaniel Martin, and that a divorce has never taken
place between her and said Nathaniel.  NB The words 
‘Said Bradford” erased and the words “West Fairlee in the said 
County of Orange” inserted over 7th lines for seen – also the
words “of his” in 13th line, and “as before mentioned” 2nd lines recorded
[undecipherable] erased before signing.                         Thomas Martin
State of Vermont
County of Orange – On this tenth day of November
AD 1841 – Personally appeared Thomas Martin of West
Fairlee in said County before the Probate Court holden in 
this town of Bradford in and for this Probates districts of 
Bradford in this aforesaid County of Orange this same being
sound of mind – aged fifty five years – and made
oath in due form of words to the truth of the foresaying
declaration by him subscribed in open Court - 

[undecipherable seal on left side]
In testimony whereof I do hereunto [undecipherable] my
hand and affix this Seal of the Probate Court
at Bradford in said district this day and
year that are written
Attest, Joseph Berry Clerk and Register Ct Probate
Sherathan County that this various and intes-
tations as specified above this Signature of said
Thomas Martin was made before signing
attests J. Perry Regt and Clerk Ct Probate
Page 6

[handwritten “State of Vermont
County of Orange – On this 10th day of November AD 1841
Personally appeared Nicolas W. Ayer of Bradford in the 
aforesaid County of Orange – before this Probate Court holden
at Bradford in and for the Probate district of Bradford in the
Said County of Orange, who being only sworn according to law
in open Court testifies and says that his age is fifty Seven
years – that he has resided in the town of Bradford forty nine
years last past – that he was well acquainted with Nathaniel
Martin from the time of his coming into town until this Said
Nathaniel leaving town and going to Canada which was I
think about forty years ago – I also was acquainted with Anna
Martin, wife of said Nathaniel – Said Nathaniel and Anna
lived together in the neighborhood as husband and wife and had
a large family of children – Said Anna became partially de-
ranged, and went to her fathers – and Said Nathaniel went to
Canada where he resided for several years and until his
death which as this deponent has often been informed and believes
took place some time during the last war with Great Britain.
Said Anna now resides in Newbury and now is and has contin-
ued to be insane or partially so as this deponent has ever under-
stood for over these forty years past – I am well acquainted 
with Thomas Martin of West Fairlee now present in Court
and know him to be the oldest Son of said Nathaniel and 
Anna                                                                 Nicolas W. Ayer
State of Vermont. Orange County SS. The foregoing affidavit of Nicholas W 
Ayer was Sworn to in due form of law and Subscribed in 
open Court on the said 16th day of November 1841. Witnessing 
hand and the Seal of said Court of Law Bradford the day and year
again        Joseph Perry, Clerk and Register Ct Probate “]
[undecipherable Seal on left corner of page]
Page 7

State of Vermont
County of Orange SS – On this tenth day of November AD
1841 Personally appeared  before the Probate Court holden in the town
of Bradford is and for the Probate district of Bradford in the
aforesaid County of Orange, the same being a Court to Record - 
Benjamin P Baldwin a resident of said Bradford aged Seventy 
four years who being duly sworn according to law – Does on
his Oath does testify and Say, that he has resided in Said
Town of Bradford Since the year 1775 – that he was as well ac-
quainted with Nathaniel Martin from the time I came into
town until he said Martin left and went to Canada to reside which was
about forty years ago – that he was well acquainted with Anna
Goodwin – both before and since her marriage – that the said
Nathaniel Martin and Anna Goodwin inter married as this
deponent [undecipherable] and has no doubt about this year 1785 and
that they lived together as husband and wife in the Same
neighborhood with one until about the time that said Nathan-
iel left and went to Canada as above mentioned, and that 
during Said term of their living together they had a large family of
children – That He said Anna became partially deranged before
her said husband left her and has ever since as this deponent believes
continued to be so deranged – that about forty years ago the said
Nathaniel put one of his sons to live with this deponent at about the
age of Eleven to twelve years and that said son continued to live with
this deponent until he became of age – that Said Nathaniel Martin
to Stansted in Canada and there died as this deponent has always
understood and verily believes not far from thirty years ago and that no
bill of divorce has ever taken place between the Said Nathaniel and Anna
and that the said Anna is not the widow of Said Nathaniel – that this
deponent will recollect that Said Nathaniel enlisted as a private
soldier into Captain Nehemiah Lovewells Company and sent to 
Peacham about the year 1781 and was then stationed and while
on a Scouting party with three others, they were fired upon and two
Page 8

of the party were killed and the other two were taken to Canada
one of whom was said Nathaniel and did not return to his home
at Bradford until about one year from the time he left for
Canada – that all the above transactions were Matters of Common
report and talk in this Vicinity – and was also all particularly
reported by said Nathaniel to this deponent shortly after his return
from Canada to Bradford
                                                                    Benjamin F Baldwin,
State of Vermont Orange County SS – I Joseph Berry
Register and Clerk of this Probate Court for the district for
Bradford in the aforesaid County of Orange do verify that on
this 10th day of November 1841 the before named Benjamin F 
Baldwin formally appeared in open Court and under Oath
of law to the truth of this forgoing affidavit by him
Subscribed – His word “Court” over 3 lines and “so Martin” over 11th line
underlined before Signing – In testimony where of I do have [undecipherable]
my hand and Seal of Court at Bradford [undecipherable]and year last above
written Joseph Berry Register Clerk Court Probate
[undecipherable Seal on left side of page]
Vermont
County of Orange SS – On this Eleventh day of November AD1841
Personally appeared Before the Probate Court holden in the
town of Bradford in and for the Probate District of Bradford in 
this aforesaid County of Orange – this same being a Court of record - 
Andrew B Peters a resident of said Town of Bradford aged
Seventy eight years – who being duly Sworn according to law
doth on this oaths depone testify and Say that he has resided
in the Said Town of Bradford Since the Spring of the year
1771 – which said town was there and for a long time Sub-
Sequently called Moretown – that he then and for a long
time after was well acquainted with Nathaniel Martin
Page 9

Formerly of Said Bradford – and well recollects that Said
Nathaniel served as a private Soldier in Capt Nehemiah
Lovewells company at Peacham the summer season of 
1781 and that during Said term he was taken prisoner by the
Indians to Canada and that he was gone about one year
from the time he first went into the Service – I recollect to
have sold him said Nathaniel a horse very soon after his 
return from his captivity – I also knew Anna Goodwin
when she was a girl – Her father with his family resided
in the town of Newbury but near this Bradford land and
within about three miles of my residence – I will recollect
that said Nathanial and said Anna were married about the 
year 1786 – They resided as husband and wife most of the
time in Said Town of Bradford until Said Nathaniel left
his wife and family near forty years ago and went to
Canada to reside – and his wife went down to her fathers
in Newbury to reside and has resided in Said Newbury ever
Since – She has long been partially insane and as this
deponent believes and has no doubt is still insane – Which 
Said Nathaniel and Anna lived together as husband and
wife they had a large family of children, I think eight.
The births of five of whom are entered of record on this book
in the Town Clerks Office of the Said Town of Bradford – 
of which I have the charge and custody as Town Clerk and
which office I have held with the exception of four
years Since the year 1798 – This deponent further Saith that 
from a full examination of the book and words appertain –
ing to Said Town Clerks Office her is fully satisfied that
Page 10

there is no record or memorandum whatever Showing
or tending to Show, anything concerning this marriage
of the Said Nathaniel and Anna or the deaths of the Said
Nathaniel of the birth of their children except the five
before mentioned, and which is more fully expressed in my
[undecipherable] as town Clerk and which is intended to be
made part of this record – The Said Nathaniel as this
deponent has been informed and verily believes died
at Stanstead in lower Canada bout the year 1813 - 
I was in, at Stanstead shortly after his death, in the same
neighborhood and then was told the fact of his death.
There is no record or memorandum whatever showing
or tending to Show, anything concerning this marriage
of the Said Nathaniel and Anna or the death of the Said
Nathaniel or the birth of their children except this five
before mentioned, and which is more fully expressed in my
[indecipherable] as town Clerk and which is intended to be
made part of this recess – The Said Nathaniel as this
deponent has been informed and verily believes died
at Stanstead in Lower Canada about the year 1813 - 
I was in, at Stanstead shortly after his death, in this Same
neighborhood and then was told the fact of his death
                                                     Andrew B. Peters
[strike through: “State of Vermont
County of Orange On this [undecipherable]”]
State of Vermont
County of Orange SS - }  I J Joseph Berry Register and Clerk of the
Probate Court for the district of Bradford
in the aforesaid County of Orange do hereby certify that on the
11th day of November 1841 The before named Andrew B. Peters
personally appeared in open Court and made oath in due
form of law to the truths of the foregoing affidavits by him
Signed in Court – I further certify that this word “Said”
over 12th line on page next preceding was underlined before
Signing – In testimony whereof I do herewith to let my 
hand and affix this Seal of the Probate 
Court at Bradford in said district the
day and year last above written
Joseph Berry Register and Clerk Ct Probate
{undecipherable seal on bottom left corner of page]
Page 11

Certificate of appoint
ment of Joseph Prescott
Guardian of Anna Martin
Page 12

State of Vermont
Orange County SS } Bradford Nov. 11th – 1841 the following
is a true copy of the record of the births of the
Children of Nathaniel Martin so far as they are on
record. Viz. Thomas Martin Born April Eleventh Seven
teen hundred and Eight Six, Nathan Born June twenty 
fourth Seventeen hundred and Eighty Seven, Nathaniel 
Born March Eighth Seventeen hundred Eighty nine
Annah Born April Eighth Seventeen hundred and
Ninety one Jeremiah Born Nov fifth Seventeen
hundred and Ninety two.
I certify the above to be a true extract from the records written
the exception of the date which is [undecipherable] on the record in [undecipherable]
figures as follows. Thomas Born April 11th 1786.
Nathan Born June 24th 1787. Nathaniel born March 8th 1789
Annah Born April 8th 1791. Jeremiah born Nov. 5th 1792.
                                                 Attest Andrew B. Peters Town Clerk
I Andrew B. Peters, certify that I am the Town Clerk of the
Town of Bradford aforesaid and have the Custody of the
records of Said Town and that the above is a true Extract
from Said Records with the exception above named.
                            attest Andrew B. Peters Town Clerk
State of Vermont
County of Orange SS.} I Joseph Berry Register and 
Clerk of the Probate Court for
the district of Bradford in Orange County do certify
that on the 11th day of November 1841 the above named
Andrew B. Peters personally appeared in open Courts and
Page 13

Made oath in due form of law to the truth of the
foregoing certificate by him Signed as Town Clerk
of the Said Town of Bradford
[indecipherable seal on left side of page]
– In testimony whereof I do here unto Let
my hand and affix this Seal of the Probate 
Court at Bradford in said district the
day and year last above written
Joseph Berry Register and Clerk Ct Probate
I Joseph Berry above named do Certify that I
am well acquainted with Andrew B Peters, Benja-
min F. Baldwin and Nicholas W. Ayer and by
reputation with Thomas Martin whose names
are contained in the foregoing record, and the
three first named are and the latter I believe to be
and have no doubt of this fact – persons of truth and 
veracity and that their statements are entitled 
to belief – Certified by Joseph Perry Reg Probate
Page 14

-State of Vermont.
Probate District of Bradford so – I I.W. D. Parker
Judge of Probate for the district of Bradford
aforesaid do hereby certify that Joseph Prescott
of Newbury in said District was on the 8 day of
March AD1817 by the Probate Court for said dis-
trict duly appointed Guardian unto Anna Mar
tin an insane person of Newbury aforesaid in due
form of law – and that Said Prescott still is the 
legal Guardian of the Said Anna Martin
[indented paragraph]  In testimony where of I here unto
Let my hand and affix the seal of Said Probate Court – this
10 day of August – AD1842.
I.W. D. Parker Judge
Page 15

Apr. 10. 1897 - History to
Mr. H. K. Sanderson
Lynn Mass
Rev
File No.
WIDOW, &c.
Fiel no. 20230
Anna Martin
Wife of
at Nathaniel Martin
Pri Rev War
---
Act July 7 1838
Index: Vol. M, Page 12
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Page 16

Hals
Page 17

PJM
Lynn, Mass
Mar. 11, 1897
To the Pension Bureau
Washington, D.C.
Revolutionary Dept.
Clerk in charge
Dear Sir:-
Will you
Kindly look - for No 20230
in the Widow's File, and if
you find it to be a pension
granted to Anna Goodwin
for service rendered by her
husband Nathaniel Martin
during the Revolution
Page 18

I shall esteem it a
great favor if you
will send me a copy
of the same, with the
price therefor
Yours respectfully,
Mrs. H.K. Sanderson
Page 19

A.H
30 Aug 1848
[ ] 6
Newer Sherman

Barean St
25 Ave

Col James L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
War Department
Washington
Page 20

Barton Orleans County
Vermont August 25th 1842
Col James L. Edwards
Sir enclosed is the certificate of the Judge
of Probate showing Joseph Prescott to be Guardian to Anna
Martin (a fact not known to me until quite recently) also the
affidavit of Reuben Shearman by which it appears that
it was a six months service in which they were engaged
at the time Nath'l Martin was taken prisoner-
It is said that Samuel Johnson of Haverhill N.H. and
Levi Hall of Barnet Vermont were both in the same service
and have both been pensioners (both now said to be dead) but
Reuben Shearman is still living. If you have any doubt
of it being six months service in which they were engaged
when Nathaniel Martin was taken prisoner probably you would
be satisfied by referring to their declaration-
Respectfully your Obt Sert
John Kimball
P.S. I hope for a return soon as may
John Kimball
Page 21

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE.
I JOSIAH STEVENS, the, Secretary of the State aforesaid, do hereby certify
Kimball A Morse 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
the 17th day of January 1842
and will expire on the 17th
day January 1847 and that
his signature to the annexed instrument is genuine.
Given under my hand and the Seal of said State this 28th day of August 1842

Josiah Stevens
Secretary of State.
Page 22

I Reuben Shearman of Lisbon in the County of
Grafton in the State of New hampshire aged
Eighty years and a revolutionary Pentioner of the United States depose and say that I served as a soldier at Peacham under the command capt
he is [ ] Lovewell and Leut Israel Morry in
the year 1781 or 1782 which year I am not certin
but know it was the year Moses Sleeper and
Bliss were killed and Graham Powers
and Nathaniel Martin were taken prisoners and
at Greensborough Vermont and [ ] to
concile I being one of the party that went
out and found and buried the remains of
said Bliss and [ ] and further state
that [ ] services commenced in the spring
of said year and ended late in the fall
after the snow had fallen on the River freeze
over so we crossed it on the ice
[ ]
State of New hampshire
Grafton ss On this 6 day of August 1842
this Reuben Shearman a person well known to
he as a credible person personally made oath that the
above affidavit by him subscribed is true
Before me H. A Morse Justice of the Peace
Page 23

Nath'l Martin
Page 24

State of Vermont
Secretary of States Office
Montpelier, June 22, 1841
I Chauncey L. Knapp, Secretary of said State, do
hereby certify that there is on file in this office a
paper, purporting to be ""A Pay Roll of Capt. Ne
hemiah Lovewell company in Col. Benjamin Waits
Battalion, in the service of the State of Vermont
commencing the 1st day of July, 1781 and ending the
day of November 1781, in [ ]."
I further
certify that the name of Nathaniel Martin, a pri
vate, appears upon said pay roll with an allowance
for service from July 1st 1780 to August 10th of 1.11 the same
year, when as appears from said pay roll, was
taken prisoner.
I further certify that there is on file in this of
fice another paper purporting to be a "True List" of the
names and sums of Capt Nehemiah Lovewell Pay Roll
of himself and company in the service of the state
Vermont, from the commencement of the campaign 1781, to the 30th of June in said year, inclusive, taken
from the original roll in the Paymasters office. "
I further certify that the name of Nathaniel
Martin, a private, appears upon said pay roll, with
an allowance of " 1:8s:0" annexed
I further certify that the above mentioned pay
rolls appear to have been duly examined, allowed
and ordered to be paid, by a committee acting under the
authority of this State, and that the same were
paid by the Treasurer
I further certify that there is on file in this office
a paper, purporting to be an extract from the Journals
of the General Assembly of this State, which paper is
of the following tenor to wit:
"State of Vermont
In General Assembly, Feb. 21, 1783.
Whereas it is represented to this Assembly that Na
Page 25

thaniel Martin of Moretown, while a soldier in
Capt Nehemiah Lovewells Company and Col. Wait
Regiment, was captivated and carried into Canada and
there kept for the space of
six months after the term
of his enlistment was expired, and that the enemy plun
dered him of his arms, accoutrements and part of his
[ ] wearing apparel, and that it is reasonable that
he be paid for the whole time he was a prisoner, and for
the articles he lost by the enemy. Therefore,
Resolved, that the treasurer be and he hereby is directed to pay to the said Nathaniel Martin forty shillings per month for the term of six months aforesaid, and Eight pounds for the articles he had taken from him by the enemy at the time he was taken as aforesaid being in the whole twenty pounds Lawful money
Extract from the Journals
Roswell Hopkins, Clerk."
I further certify that the sum lost above mentioned
appears to have been duly paid from the
treasury of this State.
Given under my hand and seal of
office, at Montpelier, this the 22
day of June, A.D. 1841.
Chauncey L. Knapp
Secretary of State
Page 26

No 8266
May 5. 1842
Vt
July 7. 1838
Anna Martin
James L. Edwards Esq
Pension Office
Washington
Page 27

City of Washington May 3 1842
James L. Edwards
Sir enclosed is the papers of Anna
Martin Widow of Nathaniel Martin made by her
son Thomas Martin for a pension (the widow
being incompetent to make her declaration it is
made by her son)
The service in which Nathl Martin enlisted was
(as I am informed) six months, and by the enclosed
papers it appears he was a prisoner six months
after his inlistment had ended
-
Yours Respectfully
John Kimball
Page 28

Record in the case of
Anna Martin by
Thos Martin application
for a Pension
No 8266
M. 83. d13-
who say
prisoner
3. 10 d
6
9.100 d 
and 
9.10 d pri
$31.17.00
to Joseph Prescott Guardian
of Anna Martin
no deduction
John
Kimball Esq
Present
Page 29

HOWARD K. SANDERSON
┃ FINE
┃ POSTACE STAMPS
FOR ADVANCED COLLECTORS
CAREFULLY ARRANGED APPROVAL SHEETS
SPECIAL ATTENTION TO WANT LISTS
SPECIALTY: BRITISH WEST INDIES
MEMBES AMERICAN PHILATELIC ASSOCIATION
BOSTON PHILATELIC SOCIETY
FRENCH PHILATELIC SOCIETY
LEEARD IS
VIRGIN IS.
ST. THOMAS
ST. CRUZ
TORTOLA
VIRGIN
ANGUILLA
ST MARTIN
BARBUDA
ABA
ST CHRISTOPHER
ST
JOGN
ANTIGUA
NEVIS
CHAR[ ]
MONTSERRAT
GUADELOUPE
GO TERRE
DOMINICA
ROSEAU
NEVIS
LYNN, MASS., Mar. 27, 1897.
DICTATED TO
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Dear Sir: -

I am referred to you by the Chief of the Record and
Pension Office as being the custodian of the pension records of all wars.
I wish to obtain the military history of one Nathaniel Martin, a soldier
of the Revolution in the service of the State of Vermont in 1781. He
was in Capt. Nehemiah Lovewell's company and was taken prisoner by Indians
His widow, Anne Goodwin Martin was granted a pension on account of his
service, and the number of the pension on file is said to be #20230. Will
you kindly send me a copy of this record? I wish it not only for the
record but also to obtain, if possible, the date of the birth or death
of this man who was the Revolutionary ancestor of my wife.
Yours respectfully,
H. K Sanderson