Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29,820, John Gage, Continental N.H.

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(3--1776)

SERVICE | | NUMBER
Continental. NH. | Gage, John| S. 29,820.

CONTENTS

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15,721

Massachusetts

John Gage of Essex Co in the State of Massachusetts who was a pr [private] & artr. [artificer] in the Company commanded by Captain Webster of the Rgt commanded by Col. Cilley on the [crossed out: Mass] NH 5 [illegible] line for 8 mo Artificer  6m pr}

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Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 68 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 28 day of May 1833 and Sent to John Tenney Methuen

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 | $ 136.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept | 34.00
 | $170.00

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk, Book E Vol. 2 Page 28

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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.

STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS: COUNTY OF ESSEX, ss.

On this twenty fifth day of September A. D. 1832, personally appeared in open court, before the HONORABLE DANIEL APPLETON WHITE, Judge of the Court of Probate for the County of Essex aforesaid, now witting, John Gage, a resident of Methuen, in the County of Essex and State of Massachusetts, aged 75 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. under an engagement for three months, under Capt Jacob Webster of Kingston N.H. and Lieut or Ensign James Webster of Salem N.H. (the names of the field officers he does not recollect); that he entered the service as a volunteer about the first of December A.D. 1775. marched first to Portsmouth N.H. and was there inspected by Col Cilley, that after remaining about one month at Portsmouth, he marched to Cambridge near Boston and was there stationed at Fort No. 2 until about the first of March 1776 when his term of engagement expired and he was regularly discharged, that he has no written discharge and knows of no documentary evidence by which he can prove said service.

Second, under Capt Page & Lieut Abija Wheeler, the names of the other officers he does not recollect, that he entered the service as a volunteer under an engagement for three months, in the latter part of August or first of September A.D. 1777 was mustered at Atkinson N.H. and marched directly and joined Genl. [General] Gates' army near Stillwater was in the battle at Stillwater, after the surrender of Burguoyne he marched to Troy where he remained until he had completed his term of engagement viz. three [illegible], and was regularly discharged about the first of December following, that he resided in Salem N.H. when he entered the service at this time and also when he entered the service under the first mentioned engagement, that he

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has no written discharge and knows of no documentary evidence by which he can prove said term of service.

Third, in a Regiment of Engineers, under Capt Jacob Law, Lieut Richard Hale; the regiment was commanded by a foreigner, whose name was pronounced Koisico, Lieut Col Baldwin was the second in command in said regiment, that he enlisted as a volunteer at Methuen aforesaid in March A.D. 1778 and marched to West Point, from thence to White Plains, from thence to Fishkill N.Y. and was there regularly discharged in January 1779 after completing [crossed out: completing] his term of engagement, Viz. Eight months: that he resided in Methuen aforesaid when he entered the service at this time, and has no written discharge and knows of no documentary evidence by which he can prove said service.

And he hereby declared that he served the United States, in all, fourteen months as is specifically [crossed out: as is specifically] set forth in the aforesaid declaration.

and he further declares that he was born in Haverhill in the County of Essex aforesaid on the twenty sixth day of May A.D. 1757 where his birth is recorded.  That since the revolutionary war he has resided in Salem N.H. and for the last thirty three years in said Methuen.

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.

John Gage

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid

DA White, Judge of Probate.

We, Charles O Kimball a clergyman, residing in Methuen aforesaid and Benjamin Osgood Esquire, a magistrate, residing in aforesaid do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Gage who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration ; that we believe him to be 75 years of age ; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.

Carles O. Kimball
Benja. Osgood

Subscribed and sworn to before
John Tenny Jus. Peace

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John Gage
Mass

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John Tenney
Methuen Mass

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BRIEF in the case of John Gage 
Co [County] of Essex in the State of Mass [Massachusetts]
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?  Open Court

2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the, applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?

3. How old is he? 75

4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

Period | Duration of Service. | Rank. | Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.
  | Years, | Months, | Days. | As a | Gen.
Decem [December] in 1775 volunteer |  | 3 |  | Private | Cap [Captain] Webster Col [Colonel] Cilley
1777 volunteer |  | 3  | Private | Cap Page
March 1778 volunteer |  | 8 | [Ingenus??] | Private | Cap Low. Col Kioisco

5. In what battles was he engaged?  Battle of still water

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Essex Mass [Massachusetts]

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary and four Living Witnesses

8.  Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?

I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.

George Payton

Examining Clerk.

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John Gage
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And the said Court hereby declares its opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the abovenamed applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.  And the Court further certifies that Charles O. Kimball, who has signed the preceding Certificate, is a Clergyman resident in Methuen, and that the said Benjamin Osgood, who has also signed the same is a Magistrate resident at Methuen, and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit. 

[illegible] J. [Judge] Probate


I, NATHANIEL LORD Junior, Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Essex aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Gage for a pension.  I further certify, that John Tenney before whom the certificate of Charles O. Kimball and Benjamin Osgood before written and the affidavit of Moses Austin hereto annexed purport to  have been sworn, is a justice of the peace for said county, and that the signatures following them are his genuine signatures.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this twenty fifth day of September, A.D. 1832.

Nathl. Lord jr.

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Moses Austins
Deposition

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I Enoch Merrill of Salem in the County of Rockingham in the State of Newhampshire [New Hampshire] in the seventy fifth year of my age, [crossed out word] testify and say that I knew and was acquainted with John Gage of Methuen in the County of Essex in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the year 1776 that in the month of January of said year I saw said John Gage in the service of the Army of the Revolution, he was then serving as a soldier in said Army, and stationed at Cambridge in said Commonwealth of Massachusetts at the same time I saw also James Webster, who was there an Ensign in the same company in which said Gage then belonged.  I was a soldier in said Army at the same time, and stationed at Winter Hill, so called, in said State of Massachusetts.  I also at the time above mentioned [crossed out word] being acquainted with said Ensign Webster and after which said Webster informed me that said Gage served out his term of service as a Worthy soldier in said army which was two months or more.  I further say that [illegible] the [illegible] I have with said Gage and from his present appearance I [illegible] think he is seventy five years of age or upwards.  

Enoch Merrill

August 30 1832

State of Newhampshire
Rockingham SS Then August 30. 1832.

Then personally appeared Enoch Merrill and made solemn oath, that the above affidavit by him signed is just and true.

Before me. David W Dickey. Jus [Justice] Peace.

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Enoch Merrill

Affidavit-
August 30th 1832. I hereby certify that I am well
acquainted with Enoch Merrill within
named and that he is entitled to full credit
as to truth and veracity.
of
David Dickey Jus Peace
Peter Chadwich Clerk of the Superior Court
of Judicature for the County of Rockingham in the State of
New Hampshire do hereby certify that David W
Dickey before whom the within affidavit was
sworn to, is a Justice of the Peace within and for
said County of Rockingham and that I believe that
his signature to the further certificate thereof is in
his own hand writing

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the seal of said
Court this 13th day of September Anno
Domini 1832
Chadwick Clerk of the
Court Rockingham County

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I James Hastings of Salem in the County of Rockingham
in the State of New Hampshire, aged seventy six years testify
and say, that I know and was well acquainted with John
Gage, now a resident of Methuen in the County of Essex in
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in the year 1777. that
said Gage myself, and a number of others in the latter part of
August or first of September 1777 joined the Revolutionary army
we were ordered to assemble at Atkinson in said State of
New Hampshire, where we passed muster-- Capt Jesse Page
was the commander of the company to which we belonged. From
said Atkinson we were marched to Stillwater in
the State of New York, where we remained and served as
Soldiers in said Army for the term of three months or
more - during which time Burgoyne surrendered to the
American forces, which happened on the 17th October 1777.
Said Jesse Page was our Captain, and Abijah Wheeler
officiated as Lieutenant of the company to which we belonged
during the whole time of our service as soldiers the time
above mentioned. From the knowledge I have of said
Gage, and from his present appearance I have no doubt but
he is seventy five years of age or upwards-- said Gage
served as a good soldier and at the expiration of the term
of engagement was discharged as such we were discharged at
Troy in said State of New York.
Augt 20th 1832
James Hastings
State of New Hampshire
Rockingham ss. August 30. 1832 Then personally appeared
James Hastings and made solemn oath that the above
affidavit by him signed is just and true.--
Before me David W Dickey: Jus. Peace.

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James Hastings
Affidavit
August 30. 1832. I hereby certify that I am well
acquainted with James Hastings within named
and that he is entitled to full credit as to
truth and veracity
David W Dickey Jus Peace
I Peter Chadwick Clerk of the Supreme Court of
Judicature for the County of Rockingham in the
State of New Hampshire, do hereby certify that David
W Dickey before whom the within affidavit was
sworn to is a Justice of the Peace within and for
said County of Rockingham, and that I believe that
his signature to the within certificate thereof is
in
his own hand writing
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal of
said Court this 13th day of September
Anno Domini 1832
Chadwick Clerk of the
Rockingham County
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I Moses Austin of Salem in the County of
Rockingham
and State of Newhampshire aged
seventy seven depose and say that in the
fall of the year 1775 I enlisted as a soldier in
the service of the United States for the term
of eight months which term of engagement
I served out and was discharged. I was stationed all the time at Winter Hill & Bunker
Hill near Boston; and I further say that I
know John Gage of Methuen and I know
that he was a soldier in the service of the
United States in the winter aforesaid when
I was stationed at Winter Hill, he was stationed
at Fort No 2at Cambridge under Capt. Webster I frequently
saw him while there and have no doubt
that he served three months or more in the
winter of 1775 & 6.
Moses
Austin
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex ss September 5th 1832 Then personally
appeared the above named
Moses Austin &
made solemn oath that the above deposition
by him subscribed is true before me
John Tenney Jus. Peace
I hereby certify that the above named
Moses Austin is a person of truth and
veracity
John Tenney
Jus. Peace

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Nathan Russ:
Affidavit-

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I Nathan Russ of Salem in the County of Rockingham
and State of Newhampshire testify and say that in the
year 1778 I knew and was well acquainted with John Gage
That said Gage served as a soldier in the Revolutionary Army
in the company commanded by Capt Jacob [Loe?]  in the Regiment
commanded by Col Cauwiseco, a frenchman, that said Gage
continued in said service eight months during which time
Balwin was the Lieutenant Col under which he
served- that he was enlisted and served as an [officer?]
in said Army - was stationed a greater part of the time
with Gen Washingtons Army on the White planes, so called
part of the time at Fishkill in the State of New yerk
that said John Gage now resides in Methuen in the County
of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and is a
worthy man, and an
applicant for a pension under the
act of June 7, 1832.
Nathan Russ
State of Newhampshire
Rockingham ss. August 29. 1832 personally appeared
Nathan Russ, and made oath that the above affidavit
by him signed is true
Before me. David W Dickey Jus. Peace
I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with
Nathan Russ above named and that he is entitled
to full credit as to truth and veracity
David W Dickey Jus Peace

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Nathan Russ
Affadavit

I Peter Chadwick, Clerk of 
for the County of Rockingham in the State
of New Hampshire, do hereby certify that David W Dickey before whom the within affidavit was
sworn to is a Justice of the Peace within and for said
County of Rockingham, and that I believe that his
signature to the within certificate thereof is in his
own hand writing
In
testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal of
said Court this 13th day of September
Anno Domini 1832
Chadwick Clerk of the
Court Rockingham County

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File No. 29,820
John Gage
Pre Rev. War

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