Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4041, John Gilman, N.H.
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N H
Gilman, John
R4041
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State of New-Hampshire
CARROLL, SS.
I, Francis R. Chase, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, within for said County, hereby certify that Enoch D Yeaton Esq., before whom the annexed Depositions were made, and who has thereunto subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn, and that his signature thereunto is genuine.
In TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name and affixed the Seal of said Court, this seventh day of April 1854
Francis R Chase, Clerk
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I Bridget Gilman of Wakefield in the county of Carroll and State of New Hampshire depose and say that I am seventy one years old that I am the daughter of John Gilman late of said Wakefield- that I was born in said Wakefield that I have always lived on the same farm upon which I was born that I always lived with my said father until the time of his death. that his said death took place on the 15th day of July AD 1821. that my brothers Caleb and Theodore and myself are the only remaining children of the said John Gilman- that while we were living together I often heard him say that he served as a soldier in the early part of the revolutionary War that he served in the Company of Captain David Copp of said Wakefield- that while he was in said service he became severely sick that in consequence of said Sickness he was obliged to return home- that for many months he had many symptoms of consumption that his physicians long considered him as sick of consumption and that in consequence of said sickness he was unable to rejoin his said company
Bridgit Gilman
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State of New Hampshire County of Carroll
the third day of April AD 1854. than personally appeared the within named Bridget Gilman and made oath that the within deposition by her subscribed is true.
Before me
Enoch D Yeaton Justice of the Peace
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I Theodore Gilman of Wakefield in the County of Carroll and State of New Hampshire depose and say that I was born in said Wakefield- that I was sixty nine years of age on the eighteenth day of September last- that I am a son of John Gilman late of said Wakefield- that I lived with my said father until I reached the age of twenty five years, that I afterwards lived on a farm adjoining his until his death and have ever since lived on said farm- that the family burying ground is but a few rods from my house upon my said farm, that in said burying ground a monument is erected to the memory of my father the said John Gilman- that on said monument his death is recorded as having taken place July 15th AD 1821- that said inscription was made upwards of fifteen years ago- that my father died at the age of nearly seventy four, that I have often heard him say that he served as a soldier during the revolutionary war, in the early part of said war- that he served in the Company of Captain David Copp of said Wakefield- that he was First Sergeant in said Company- that he became severely sick during said service- that in consequence of said sickness he was compelled to leave said service and return
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home when he remained sick for a whole year and was prevented by said sickness from rejoining said company.
Theodore Gilman
State of New Hampshire- County of Carroll, the third day of April AD 1854,
than personally appeared the above named Theodore Gilman and made oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is in his belief true.
Before Me
Enoch D Yeaton Justice of the Peace
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I Caleb Gilman of Wakefield in the County of Carroll and State of New Hampshire depose and say- that I was seventy four years of age on the 13th day of October last AD 1853 [crossed out]. that I am the son of John Gilman late of said Wakefield- that there is in my house and has long been, a paper in handwriting of my father purporting to be "A record of the age of John Gilman, his wife and their children". that said record purports to have been made May 10th, 1812 that in said record said John Gilman my father is said to have been born Sept 19th AD 1747- that my father died July 15th AD 1821.- age of nearly seventy four- that I have often heard him say that he served as a soldier during the Revolutionary War- during the early part of said war- that he served, under Captain David Copp of said Wakefield- that he served as First Sergeant in said Copp's company- that while serving in said company he was seized with severe sickness he was compelled to return home where he remained sick a year, and that in consequence of said sickness he was unable to rejoin said company.
Caleb Gilman
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State of New Hampshire County of Carroll-
the third day of April AD 1854, then personally appeared the within named Caleb Gilman and made oath that the within deposition by him subscribed is in his belief true,
Before me
Enoch D Yeaton Justice of the Peace
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OLD WAR
No. 4041
[Stamped]  REJECTED
John Gilman
P.O. N H
Service:  Revolutionary
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No 38,734.
John Gilman decd
N. H.
Rejected
See letter to
E. D. Yeaton Apl 21/54
Act June 7, 1832
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Official Business
[stamp] FREE
To the Hon Commissioner of Pensions
Washington DC
[postmark] WAKEFIELD APR 14 N. H.
John Gilman NH - Original
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John Gilman decd N H
Rejected
Died in 1821, leaving no widow
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Wakefield, N. H. April 14th 1854
To The Hon. Commissioners of Pensions
Enclosed are documents relating to the claims of Caleb Gilman, Bridget Gilman and Theodore Gilman, the only surviving children and representatives of John Gilman for pensions and Bounty Lands under the various acts of Congress provides for circumstances like the following- The said John Gilman enlisted as a soldier in 1775, was a sergeant of a company- was taken sick while in service, in consequences of which he was obliged to leave the service- he never received or made application for aid from the government- his wife's death preceded his own which took place in 1821 and his children are in need of assistance- The nature of the enclosed depositions you can readily see- and their purpose in part is to establish the above stated facts
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- I also send a document procured from the office of our Secretary of State and lest it may seem to conflict with the facts in this case alleged and facts to be found recorded in the proper department at Washington it is proper to state that only the first section of the said Secretary's certificate to the point in the certificate marked II, relates to John Gilman in question, who served in David Copp's company as Sergeant, while the rest of the certificate  refers to another John Gilman, also from this town, but in no way connected with this Gilman whose claims are under discussion. The latter died as you will observe by the enclosed depositions, in 1821- the other as shown by the Secretary's certificate died in service, in 1778.
-We are as yet unable to show how long the John Gilman in question continued in service but have his commission as First Lieutenant of a company of Militia dated August 14th A. D. 1781-
- I have perhaps not made application in this case in due form for I am not sure under what
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provisions these heirs could derive assistance written have I appropriate blanks-
Hoping to hear from your office directly.
I have the honor of remaining your obt servant
Enoch D Yeaton
In relation to myself I have the pleasure of referring to our representatives in Congress particularly to messrs. Kittredge and Morrison
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State of New Hampshire Secretary of States office
I do hereby certify that from an examination of the Books and Documents relating to Military Services in the war of the Revolution, which remain in this office, it appears that the name of John Gilman is borne upon "A Return of Capt David Copp's Company at Peirce's Island Novr 5th 1775", as a sergeant in said company-
II
And upon a "Muster Roll of the soldiers enlisted in Cap Michael McClary's Company Colo Scammells Regiment, mustered and paid by Eliphalet Giddinge Muster Master", is borne the name of John Gilman- Place of Abode, Wakefield, Time when mustered, 1777 Feb 20; State Bounty £20-
And upon an "Account of the Bounties + Supplies paid by several towns to soldiers in the years 1777, 1778 + 1779 which seems were deducted from the soldiers depreciation Jany 1780" is the following:
"Wakefield
"Benjamin Dodge 13.19.1
"John Gilman 6.18
1785 Jany 22d Certificate to Mr Avery Hall one of the Selectmen."
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And upon "A List or return of the names of the men enlisted from the tenth Regiment of militia in the State of New Hampshire commanded by Joseph Badger Esq, for completing the three Regiments allotted to this state as their proportion of the continental  army", is borne the name of John Gilman, for the town of Wakefield- Time enlisted for, three years. Dated "June ye 19th 1777" Signed "Joseph Badger Colonel."
And upon "A list or return of the names of the men enlisted from the tenth regiment of militia in the state of New Hampshire commanded by Joseph Badger Esq for compleating the three Regiments allotted to this State as their proportion of the continental army", is borne the name of John Gilman for the town of Wakefield- Time enlisted for, three years. Dated "February ye 16th 1778" + signed "Joseph Badger Colonel."
And upon "A list or return of the names of the men enlisted from the tenth regiment of militia in the state of New Hampshire commanded by Joseph Badger Esq for compleating the three regiments allotted to this State as their proportion of the continental army" is borne the name of John Gilman for the town of Wakefield
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- Time enlisted for, three years- Dated "February ye 2d A. D. 1779" + signed Joseph Badger
And upon a list of the "3rd Regt. commanded by Colo. Alexr. Scammell 1777, 78 + 79," is borne the name of John Gilman as a private in the 3d Company, and against his name for "Amt. of deprecn" is 49.40
And in Scammel's Regimental Ledger Page 96 is the following acct : c
John Gilman 3rd Co.
for sundrys supplyed by Wakefield 6 18 -
Paid by the Continent in 1777 10 13 4
Ditto in 1778 16 8
Ballance of cloathing sold by Leigh ----
his part of Rum, Sugar etc --- 6 8
1781 May 2 Gave a Certificate 7 12
£ 26 6 8
Feb. 10, 1777 Contra Cr
By 10 months + 20 days in 1777 £ 21. 6. 8
By 2 1/2 months 1778 5 - - 26 6 8
died Mar 15, 1778
And upon "Orders made out by the President + Chairman of the committee of safety for the ballances due for depreciation to the army agreeable to an Act of the General Court payd
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16 March 1780", is borne the name of "John Gilman's Wido", against which under date of May 2 1781 is £7.12.0
And upon "A Return of the officers and privates of Maj. James Norris Company", "late McClarys Compy", is borne the name of John Gilman, against which is "Feby 10th, 77 3 years'; "Dead March 15th, 78"
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the State this 27th day of December 1853.
John L Hadley
Secretary of State
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State of New-Hampshire
CARROLL, SS.
I, Francis R. Chase, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, within and for said County, hereby certify that, William Sawyer Jr Esq., before whom the annexed Officiant was mad, 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 that his signature thereunto is genuine.
In TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name and affixed the Seal of said Court, this 20 day of March 1854
Francis R. Chase Clerk.
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I Mehetabel Wiggin of Wakefield in the County of Carroll and State of New Hampshire of Eighty eight years of age last September Depose and say- That when I was a girl living with my Mother in Exeter- in the County of
Rockingham in the State of New Hampshire I remember of Mr John Gilman's coming to our house from the Army and was sick at the time and said he was going home as he was unable to stay in the army- His home at that time was in Wakefield where he continued to make his home until he died- I am positive he said he was from the army and staid at our house on his way home a few days
Mehetabel her Mark x Wiggin
Witness John Gilman Jr
State of New Hampshire Carroll SS March 10th 1854
Then personally appearing the above named Mehetable Wiggin and  made oath that the above deposition by her subscribed is true
Before me
Wm Sawyer, Jr Justice of the Peace