Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43,279, Samuel Wentworth, N.H.

SERVICE N. H.
Wentworth, Samuel
NUMBER S. 43279
CONTENTS

Let Hon J Wentworth Feb 13 24. 1857.
Application sent to John Wentworth Esq. 11 Sep 1820 Sanbornton NH
14.019 P
New Hampshire
Samuel Wentworth
of Coos County in the state of New Hampshire who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Long of the New Hampshire line, for the term of one year.
Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 1 st of April, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 th of April 1819 and sent to The Postmaster, Lancaster, New Hampshire.
  Arrears to 4th of March 1819. at 8/40  89. 06    Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 th Sept 1819.  48. 00  
$137.06
{ Revolutionary claim, { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
4 Sep 1819

Copy Samuel Wentworth's Declaration of Schedule July 1820 14/11/9
Sept. 1819. Cardinal

District of New Hampshire Coos ss. At the court of common Pleas held at Lancaster within & for the said county of Coos in the State of New Hamp- -shire being a court of Record with a Jurisdiction unlim- -ited in point of amount & proposing a seal—
Present The Honorable Williams Loof of } Esquire Justices John Pendexter } Esquire Justices
on this eleventh day of July A.D. 1821 Personally appeared in open court Samuel Wentworth of Lancaster in the county of Coos aged 61 years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the follow- -ing declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress of the 18 th March 1818 & the first of May 1820 that he the said Wentworth enlisted for the term of one year in the Company commanded by Capt. Perkins and in Col. Longs Regiment in the New Hampshire line on the Continental Establishment and the date of my original declaration in order to obtain a pension is the first of April A.D. 1818 my Pension certificate is numbered 14,019 and I have received a Pension since And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March one thousand eight hundred & eighteen & that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provision of an act of Congress entitled An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in Land and & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war passed on the 18 th day of March A.D. 1818 & that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or

securities contracts or debts due me nor have I any income whatever or any means of support whatever excepting my pension certificate excepting what is contained in the schedule annexed I am by occupation a farmer or labourer but am very subject to the Rheumatism and am unable to labor but very little My family consists of a wife and 4 children My wife Mary is 64 years old and all the time sickly and a great Bill of expense to me My children Stephen is 36 years old is an in office has fits & much out of health Shackford is 25 years old and not very healthy Joseph is 23 years old & healthy but has no property Mary is 18 years old and healthy A Schedule of real & personal estate belonging to Samuel Wentworth of Lancaster in the County of Coos and state of New Hampshire as exhibited before the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Coos July 11 th 1828
Samuel Wentworth
Real Estate none
Personal Estate
   One old pine Table $ 5.00   One Do pine Chest 1.50   One Do small pine Chest .50   One set .83   Two Clap Bottles .67   Two beuzers .67   One Chair .25   One Do .12   one old Hand Saw .50   one old Iron pot 1.25   One Spider .42   four old pails 1.00   one old Pewter Platter .33   four Do Do Plates 1.00   Eight Carthern Do 1.00   Four cups & Saucers .28   Two Glass Tumblers .12  

  One Tin Tea Pot $ 75   Six Iron Spoons 25   An old meat Tub 50   One wooling spinning wheel 1.00   Two milk Pans 40   Two wooden trays 50   Four knives & forks 25   five old chairs 25   $14.76 
Samuel Wentworth
Sworn to and declared at Lancaster on this 11 th day of July A.D. 1820 — before the justices aforesaid.
Attest John Willson Clerk
I John Willson Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said County of Coos, do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is fourteen dollars twenty six cents. — In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court on this 11 th day of July A.D. 1820 —
John Willson Clerk

Samuel Wentworth's Application for a Pension under the act of Congress of the 18 th March 1818 Made April 1 st 1818
Inadmissible
not an continental establishment
Adm c
The Postmaster Lancaster N. H.

I, Samuel Wentworth, late of Somersworth, in the County of Strafford & State of New Hampshire, now a resident of Barker's Location in the County of Coos & State aforesaid, on oath do testify & declare, that sometime in the month of October A.D. 1775, I enlisted as a volunteer soldier in the militia, as I believe of New Hampshire, for the term of fifteen days, under Capt. John Waldrone, stationed at the harbor, Portsmouth, N.H., which said term of fifteen days I served out faithfully, & then immediately after enlisted again for the term of one month under Capt. David Cogg, and was stationed on Seavey's Island, (so called near said Portsmouth harbor), which term of one month I also served out (as I believe) faithfully, under said Cogg - and at the expiration of said month I then enlisted for the term of three months, under Capt. John Brewster, & was stationed on the great Island at new near Portsmouth Harbor Castle; at which place, & under said Brewster, I served out about one half of said term of three months, when I was honorably discharged from any further service at that time, by said Brewster, a commanding Officer of said company: that some time in the month of January A.D. 1776, I enlisted again as a private soldier, on the Continental Establishment in the company commanded by Capt. John Drew attached to Colonel John Waldrone's regiment, for the term of two months, & was marched from New Hampshire to Winter Hill (so called) near Boston Mass where after the expiration of which, I enlisted again, under Capt. Caleb Hodgson, attached to Lieut. Colonel Pierce Paine's Regiment, for the term of nine months, and

was stationed again at New Castle, on Great Island so called, near Portsmouth harbor — where I served out about five or six months of said term faithfully, and then enlisted anew, under Capt Abraham Perkins, attached to Colonel Pierce Long's Regiment, for another term of one year — I was attached to Ticonderoga, in which Company, commanded by said Abraham Perkins, I continued, I served out my term of enlistment faithfully — and the morning after my said term of one year's enlistment expired, the Company to which I belonged was paraded, & our discharge was read by the Adjutant, Michael M c Clure: Mak- ing, in the whole term which I served my Country in the War of the Revolution, about one year & ten months.
And I further testify & declare, that I am now an old man, between Sixty & Seventy years of age; and that my circumstances in life, as to property, are now reduced by reason of my becoming, surely for my friends & stran- gers, by sickness in my family, & other misfortunes, so that I am not now the owner of any real estate whatever, nor personal estate, to the value of thirty Dollars: that I am really in need of assistance from my Country during my infirmities of old age — that I fully believe that am confident that I come strictly within the provis- ions of an act or Law of Congress, entitled, "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War," and I wish therefore to be placed on the pension list of the United States accordingly — Lancaster N.H. April, 1 st 1818 — David Wentworth

State of New-Hampshire.
Coos, ff. O N this first day of April A. D. 1818 before me the subscriber, one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas for the second District, in said State, personally appears Samuel Wentworth resident in Bucks Location in said county of Coos, who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war:— as hereto annexed viz: —
Samuel Wentworth sworn to me

that he is reduced in his circumstances and absolutely needs the assistance of his country for support, and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year above said.
Wm Lovejoy
I, WILLIAM LOVEJOY, one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas for the second District in the State aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Samuel Wentworth of Sandwich did serve in the revolutionary war against the for the full term of nine months and congruall time thereof common enemy, as he has stated in his declaration aforesaid, and that he is reduced in his circumstances, absolutely and needs the assistance of his country for his support.---And I do now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the before mentioned acts of Congress.
I also further certify that I am personally acquainted with Samuel Wentworth, the aforesaid applicant and knows he is in reduced circumstances and absolutely stands in need of the assistance of his country for support. And also that the Court, of which I am a Justice is a Court of Record —
Wm Lovejoy
State of New Hampshire
Coos-ss-
I John Willson Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that William Lovejoy before whom the annexed declaration of Samuel Wentworth was made was at the date thereof a Justice of the Court of Common Pleas for
The County aforesaid, that the above signature is in his own proper handwriting, and that to his acts and attestations as Justice as aforesaid, full faith and credit is and ought to be given — In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Lancaster this 4th day of September A.D. 1818
John Willson

I John Bergin of Lancaster in the county of Coos and State of New-Hampshire of lawful age do testify and say that I am well acquainted with Samuel Wentworth of Barkers-Location in said county of Coos I have been acquainted with him, more than forty years, last part, and I well know that said Wentworth, belonged to Capt. Abraham Perkins Company attached to Col. Pierce Long's Regiment, as a soldier in the Revolutionary war and that he served as a soldier in said Regiment, in the years 1776 & 1777 more than nine months on the Continent- al Establishment - The reasons for my knowledge of the above facts, are, because I was an Ensign in the same Regiment I well knew of said Wentworth's service and that it was in the Continental service because my Commission, was signed by John Hancock President of Congress &

Charles Thompson Secretary Lancaster N.H. July 3 d 1819 John Bergin
State of New Hampshire Coos ss July 3 d 1819 Then personally appeared before me the above named John Bergin and made oath that the foregoing Deposition by him described is just and true - The said John Bergin is a respectable, disinterested and credible person -
Wm Lovejoy } Justice of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Coos

Rev. and 1812 War Section.
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July 11, 1925.
Honorable Hiram Bingham United States Senate.
My dear Senator:
In response to your telephone call of the tenth instant, I have the honor to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 43279, it appears that Samuel Wentworth served as a private in the New Hampshire Troops as follows-
In October 1775, fifteen days in Captain John Waldron's Company, immediately after this, one month in Captain David Copp's Company and immediately after this, one and one half months in Captain John Brewster's Company.
From in January 1776, two months in Captain John Drew's Company, Colonel John Waldron's Regiment, soon after this, five months in Captain Caleb Hodgdon's Company, Colonel Pierse Long's Regi-

ment and at the expiration of this service, one year in Captain Abraham Perkins' Company, Colonel Pierce Long's Regiment and was in an expedition to Ticonderoga.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 1, 1818, while a resident of Barker's Location, Coos County, New Hampshire, he having moved there from Somersworth, Strafford County, New Hampshire. At this time he stated that he was between sixty and seventy years old.
In 1830, he was living in Lancaster, Coos County, New Hampshire and referred to his wife, Mary, aged sixty-four years, and children- Stephen W., aged thirty-six years; Shashford (?), aged twenty-five years; Joseph, aged twenty-two years; and Mary, aged eighteen years.
Shackford
Very truly yours,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

1925-July 11-This to Hon. Horace Burgham Gray
43279 INVALID. Rev 1
File No. 43279
Camel Wentworth
Pri Rev War
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 3 , Page 559
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Aug 2 3/10
W. Cole
Yes Subiect to see
Hon J. Edwards low opinion of Webster

Samuel Wentworth Answered
14.019

Nashville, Aug 30, 1850
John:
Please send me such information as you may have touching Samuel Wrenneth, of it the Continental line, on the Knappa's Prussian well in 1834.
I want his age, his place of residence or death, & anything about his widow that you may have, &c.
Yr Affec't Joseph H.
Rev J. L. Edwards

JAMES W. WADSWORTH, JR., N. Y., CHAIRMAN. FRANCIS E. WARREN, WYO. DUNCAN U. FLETCHER, FLA. ARTHUR CAPPER, KANS. MORRIS SHEPPARD, TEX. RALPH H. CAMERON, ARIZ. DAVID I. WALSH, MASS. HOLM O. BURSUM, N. MEX. WALTER F. GEORGE, GA. DAVID A. REED, PA. SAMUEL M. RALSTON, IND. SMITH W. BROOKHART, IOWA. WILLIAM CABELL BRUCE, MO. FRANK L. GREENE, VT. HIRAM BINGHAM, CONN. R. E. DEVENDORF, CLERK. W. A. DUvall, ASST. CLERK.
United States Senate,
COMMITTEE ON MILITARY AFFAIRS.
July 13, 1925
Dear Mr. Commissioner:
Thank you very much for your courtesy in sending to this office the Revolutionary War record of Samuel Wentworth of New Hampshire as requested in our recent telephonic communication.
Sincerely yours,
Secretary to Senator Bingham
Hon. Winfield Scott Commissioner of Pensions Washington, D. C.

Hon. Warren P. Clegg U.S. Senator requested by telephone on July 10, 1925- that the record of Samuel Wentworth N.H. pensioner of 1878 be furnished him.