Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 17913, John Folsom, N H

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Service:
N.H.

Folsom, John
Mary

Number:
W 17913

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1395
New Hampshire Portsmouth
Mary Folsom

Widow of John Folsom
who was a private N.H in the Revolution

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 
25 Dollars 66
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued the 7th day of August 1863 and sent to Daniel Gale
Gilford, N.H.

[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A.

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Declaration

In order to obtain the benefits of the Acts of Congress, of the 7th July, 1838, [_____] an Act granting half [____] and [____]......

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around the time he was gone I will recollect as
we lived near to each other in Gilmanton
aforesaid, and will recollect this month he
went into the service, and the month he came

home. She further declares that
she was married to the said John Folsom
on the twenty seventh day of, [August] in the year Seventeen
hundred and seventy eight- that her husband
the aforesaid John Folsom died on the tenth
day of May eighteen hundred and twenty one
that she was not married to him prior to
his leaving the service, but the marriage
took place previous to the first day of January
seventeen hundred and ninety four, [viz]
at the time above stated
Attest F Cogswell.
Mary X Folsom
Mark
Sworn
to and subscribed in the year & day above written
Before the Court aforesaid
Attest F. Cogswell, Clerk.
State of New Hampshire
County ss I Francis Cogswell, Clerk of the
Court of Common Pleas for said County
hereby certify that the foregoing is the
original proceeding in the matter of the
application of Mary Folsom for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my name and affixed the
Seal of said Court this fifth
day of October A.D. 1838
Attest F Cogswell, Clerk

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The following is an extract from the Records of the town of Gilmanton 

"John Folsom and Mary Connor were joined together in marriage August the twenty seventh, seventeen hundred and seventy eight __ Rev. Mr. Isaac Smith"

I hereby 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, August 27th A.D. 1778
Josiah Parsons 
Town Clerk of Gilmanton

August 16th, 1838
I, Josiah Parsons above named depose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the town of Gilmanton, County of Strafford and State of New Hampshire, and that the above is a true extract from the Records of said town of Gilmanton as certified by me

Josiah Parsons Town of Gilmanton......

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L. W. B.
W. 17913.

Department of the Interior 
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C.,
December 29th, 1897.

Sir:-
Replying to your communication of a recent date you are advised that a very careful search has been made and from the data given the name of David Folsom has not been found upon the Revolutionary War pension records on file in this Bureau

Mary, widow of one John Folsom, made an application for pension on October 5th, 1838, at which time she was 83 years of age and residing in Strafford County, New Hampshire, and her pension was allowed for the actual service of her husband as a private in the New Hampshire troops, Revolutionary war, for a period of seven months and twenty-two days; a part of the time he served under Capt. Kinman and Col. Stark. He enlisted in Strafford County, New Hampshire.

Very respectfully,
Commissioner.



Mr. Richard Folsom,

9 West Fourth St.,
Cincinnati, Ohio.

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L. W. B.
W. 17913.

Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.,
March 4th, 1898.

Madam:-
Replying to your recent communication you are advised that Mary, widow of John Folsom, made an application for pension on October 5, 1838, at which time she was 83 years of age and residing at Strafford, N.H., and her pension was allowed for the actual service of her husband as a private in the New Hampshire troops, Revolutionary war, for a period of seven months and twenty-two days. A part of the time he served under Capt. Kinsman and Col. Stark. He enlisted in Strafford County, N.H.

Very respectfully,
Commissioner

Miss Daisie L. Folsom,
Binghampton, N.Y.
52 Thorp St.

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52 Thorp Street
Binghamton N.Y.

Feb 14 1898

Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions 
Washington D. C.

Pension Office
Feb 11
1898

Gentlemen:

Will you please inform me if there was ever granted to John Folsom or his widow a pension as shown by the records of your office.

Mr John Folsom was a soldier of the Revolutionary War enlisting as I am informed from Dutchess County, in New York State.

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If his name does appear upon the pension rolls will you please inform me what the charge will be for furnishing his military record as shown by the said records?

I shall be very grateful for the information.

Respectfully
(Miss) 
Daisie L. Folsom

February Tenth Eighteen ninety eight

Pension
Feb 11
1898
U S
Office

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Alex McDonald, Prest.
R. Folsom, V-Prest.& Treas.
John Brashears, Secy.
The Consolidated Coal and Mining Co.
No. 9 West Fourth Street.
Telephone[6]74.
Cincinnati, Dec 1 18|97

Commissioner of Pensions 
Washington D. C.

Dear Sirs
Will you Kindly
send the military record of my ancestors - especially 

Grandfather
Major David Folsom
of Tamworth N. H.
born May 20 - 1750 died 1788

Great Grandfather
Col John Folsom
of Stratham N. H. 
born 1723 died 1787
Yours very respectfully
Richard Folsom

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Dec. 29/97 - History to 
Mr. Richard Folsom
9 W. 4["] st. Cincinnati, O.

Mar. 4'98
Miss D L Folsom
Bingh[am]pton NY

Rev 17-913
WIDOW, &c.

File No. 17913
Mary Folsom
widow of 
John Folsom
Private. Rev. War
Act: March 3. 1843
Index:-Vol. A, Page 249
Arrangement of 1870.

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New Hampshire 3382
Mary Folsom
widow of
John Folsom, dec(ease)d
who was a pensioner under the Act of
and who died on the ┃ 1820-
Strafford in the State of N.H.
who was a private in the Co(mpany) commanded by Captain Kinsman of the (blank)
commanded by (blank) in the N. H. Militia
line for 7 m(onths)  22d(ay)s

Inscribed on the Roll of Portsmouth
the rate of 25 Dollars 66 Cents per annum
commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.


Certificate of Pension issued the 5 day of July
1839 and sent -- Daniel Gale, Gilford, P.O. N. H.

Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1839 $76.98
Semiannual allowance ending 4 Sep '39  12.83
(Sum) $89.81
 {Act July7. 1838}

Recorded by D M Curdy  Clerk 
Book  A   Vol 1   Page 40

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(Note:  Original image is too dark to transcribe)

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Mary Folsom  M  '78 s
of John  d  1820
75  Kinman : service not ?

(lined out) Reid Reg(imen)t ? 122

23 33
 233

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State of New Hampshire
Belknap County
Gilmanton May 15th 1843--

Sir,
  Inclosed is the declarations of Mary Folsom, Molly Gilman and Jemima Baxter taken by me for pensions under the act of Congress March 3d 1843-  Please to inform me of their cases at Gifford P. Office N. H. as soon as may be--  I have not had a report from you in the case of Thomas Badger for bounty land which you stated in your letter March 24th 1843, would be reported to me in a few days-----

I am Respectfully
[?? Yr Oll Land?]
Daniel Gale



James L. Edwards Esqu
Washington City

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Mary Folsom

W. Sylvester

addl. proof. _____




D. Gale
Gilford

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Pay Roll of Captain Aaron Kinsmans
Company in Col John Rand's Regiment
to the 1st day of August 1775
-
Names  - John Folsom Rank Private
time of Entry May 8 - 1775 Time of
Service 3 (mon)th? 1d 4'  
Amount of Wages 6-1-5
No  of Militia? Trans(?) A T In Mi? 9-7/6
Coat and Blanket 1-16 
Whole amount 8-4-11

State of New Hamps(hire)
office of Secretary of State
June 18 1839

I hereby certify that the foregoing is a
true extract from the original now
on file in this office
In testimony whereof I have
hereunto affixed the seal of said
State
(signed) Josiah Sevens Sec of State

(seal affixed)

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2676

Mary Folsom
and of John

NH
act of July 1838
Married 1778
died 1820

Allow for 7mo 22
ds. & 25bb per ann
Cap Kinsman NH
Militia

Danl Gale
Gilford PO
NH

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State of New Hampshire
Office of Secretary of State May 9, 1839
I hereby certify that from the Records in
this office it appears that on the day of the
attestation of the annexed instrument made
before Daniel Gale, that said Gale was in
Commission as a Justice of the Peace of the
Quorum by virtue of a Commission made
for Daniel Gale Jr said Gale having previously been known by that name. By virtue of said
Commission on the 11th day of August AD 1838 said Gale took & subscribed the oath, Inscribed by law & the same are on file in this office
His official signature hereunto annexed
is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said State

(signed) Josiah Sevens  Jr I Sec(retar)y of State
(seal affixed)

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I Nathaniel Gale of Gilmanton in the County of Strafford and State of New Hampshire aged seventy years, depose and say that I have been well acquainted with Mary Folsom of Gilmanton aforesaid, widow of John Folsom of said Gilmanton, fifty eight years last foast, living about two miles from them the [??] above stated___  And further say, that the said Mary Folsom now remaining the Widow of the said John Folsom, and that she has not been married since his death____
       Nath Gale
State of New Hampshire
Strafford County    Aug 16th 1838

Subscribed and sworn to on the day and year above written__  Also I certify that the above named depossent is a credible witness

Before me, Daniel Gale Jus. Peace

State of New Hampshire
Strafford County f   I Francis Cogswell, Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature for said County hereby certify that Daniel Gale Esquire is a Magistrate as above and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine. 
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this sixteenth day of August AD 1838
F Cogswell, Clerk

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1185

Mary Folsom
$25.66 per annum

Daniel Gale
Gilford
N. Hampshire

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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 3rd, March 1843, granting pensions for one year to widows who have received pensions under the Act of July 7th, 1838
State of New Hampshire
Belknap County [__]
On this Twenty ninth day of April A.D. 1840 personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in said county of Belknap, Mary Folsom a resident of Gilmanton in the County of Belknap and state of New Hampshire aged eighty eight years, who being duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the pensions made by the Act of Congress, [_____] on the 28th, March 1843, granting to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War-
That she is the widow of John Folsom who was a private in Captain Kinsman Company in 1775, and was in the Battle of Bunker Hill-
See my declaration under the Act of Congress of the 7th of July 1838__  And the annual amount of the pension which she received under the Act of July 7th 1838, was twenty five dollars. 
She further declares that she is still a widow
[her mark]
Mary X Folsom

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written___
Before me,

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I hereby certify that the [___] married Mary Folsom is well known to me and is a person of truth and veracity____
      Daniel Gale  Jus. Peace

State of New Hampshire
Belknap, Fs.
I, Ebenezer S. Lawrence Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County, certify that Daniel Gale is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County, and that the foregoing Signature purporting to be his is genuine in by belief-
      In testimony, whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this [blotted out] day of May A.D. 1843-
     E.S. Lawrence, Clerk.

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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives 
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
Name  Folsom, Jonathan 
Grade Private 
Line New Hampshire 

WARRANT NUMBER 3114
ACREAGE 100
ISSUED July 21, 1789
to Ladd and Cass, assignees

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of “Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.
Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.