Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File [ILLEGIBLE], David Turner, Mass.

Rhoda
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State of New Hampshire Grafton County ss.
Town Clerks Office Lyme in said County 66 Seventeen hundred eighty one
In November David Turner was married To Rhoda Porter Both of Lyme
I Asa Shaw do 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
66 1781.
In November David Turner was married to Rhoda Porter Both of Lyme
Asa Shaw, Town Clerk
I Asa Shaw above named, depose and say that I hold the office of Clerk in the County, Town and State afore- said, and that the above is a true extract from the record of said town with the exception above named, as certified by me
Asa Shaw, Town Clerk
State of New Hampshire Grafton County ss. Lyme Sept. 29. 1846.
Then personally appeared the above named Asa Shaw known to me as Clerk of the said town of Lyme and made solemn oath that the above official act by him subscribed is true before me
D. G. Churchill
Justice of the Peace

State of New Hampshire Grafton County, ss.
I Nathan B. Felton, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that David C. Churchill is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated on the 20 th day of May A.D. 1844; and will expire on the 20 th day of May A.D. 1849, and that his signature within written is genuine.
Given under my hand and the seal of said Court this 20 th day of September A.D. 1846.
N. B. Felton Clerk
Edward Augustus Agassiz Meriden N.H.

Rhoda Turner of Mt. dees
Pending claim Act 7th July 1838
Claim of children in her right

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Secretary of State's Office.
I, JOHN L. HADLEY, Secretary of State aforesaid do hereby certify that Thomas Perkins is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Grafton duly commissioned and qualified, and duly authorized by the Laws of said State to administer Oaths, take the acknowledgment of Deeds, &c. His Commission was dated on the thirty first day of August 1849 and will expire on the thirty first day of August 1854.
Given under my hand and the Seal of the State, this twenty first day of December 1850.
John L. Hadley Secretary of State.

State of New Hampshire, Grafton ss
On the 17 th day of December A.D. 1850, before me, Thomas Perkins a justice of the Peace for said County, personally appeared Philip Turner a resident of Lyme in said County, aged upwards of 57 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain for himself, David Turner, Thomas P. Turner, Joshua Turner, Benjamin Turner, Luther Turner, and Rhode Smith, the benefit of the act of the 7 th of July 1838 and subsequent acts granting Pensions to certain Widows, in the right of his mother Rhode Turner the widow of David Turner late of said Lyme deceased, they being her children and only surviving children at the time of her death, which took place at said Lyme on the 15 th day of April A.D. 1850. That she some time previous to her death asserted a claim to a pension for the services of her late husband who was a Massachusetts Soldier in the War of the Revolution, for the space in all of one year or thereabouts, as claimed by her as this declarant believes in her Original declaration now supposed to be on file in the Pension Office and made before the Hon D. C. Churchill a justice of the Court of Common Pleas for said County, some time in the month of June or July 1845, That proofs were subsequently furnished in support of her claim which had not been admitted and was pending at the time of her death. That as relates to the service of his late Father David Turner for which as he understands his Mother the said Rhode Turner claimed at the time of making her Original declaration and of which she subsequently Obtained

Certified evidence from the Secretary of Massachusetts, the declarant has understood that the Hon. J. L. Edwards late Commissioner of Pensions had some doubt as to identity, and exacted an explanation relative to it, which owing to loss of mind and memory for some time previous to her death she was incapable of giving - That he can only say himself in relation to the subject - That he cannot believe that his Mother the said Claimant could be guilty of a false representation respecting her husband's service - That in reference to the residence of his Father in Revolutionary times, and the services he rendered the country he can only say that he always understood that he was a native of Scituate Massachusetts and from there first engaged in 1776. That during the subsequent years of the war in which he was seven times engaged he believes he might be regarded as a transient person as he was a Mechanic and laboured at his trade, that of a House Carpenter and joiner in the neighbouring towns to said Scituate and southeasterly part of Massachusetts. That he resided with his said Father in said Lyme until his death, and often times heard him speak of having seen General Washington while in the service, of his dignified and commanding personal appearance, and of the horse which he rode. He also described to us his children Genl. Lafayette, his knight stature &c. He often made mention with indignant feelings of the treachery of Arnold - said he was a fine looking man, brave but rash - He manifested much sympathy for the fate of Major Andre. He informed us of having assisted the Surgeons to dress the wounded at one of the Battles, but at what place I do not now recollect and many other

things relative to the service, from which I am led to believe, although I cannot give the names of his officers, nor the dates and places when he served, that he did faithfully serve the Country for the space in all of about one year for which in the right aforesaid and in the capacity of Administrator of said Rhode Turner he now claims an allowance, or so much thereof as his mother the said Rhode claimed in her life time, praying a reexamination of the proofs in file, in the case, particularly to the affidavits of William Turner & William S. Sloan and the certificate of Edward James Esq. Town Clerk of Scituate Massachusetts Philip Turner
Sworn to, and subscribed, on the day and year aforesaid.
Before me Thomas Perkins Justice of the Peace
I further certify that the above named declarant is personally known to me, that he is a respectable person, and a credible witness Thomas Perkins Justice of the Peace

1827 1/2 Declaration of Rhoda Turner N. Hampshire Act 7 July, 1828
In 87 d 26
John Bryant Agent
Mindew
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State of New Hampshire } County of Grafton } ss.
On this 10 th day of July 1845 Personally appeared before me David C. Chase a Justice of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire Rhoda Turner a resident of Lyne in the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire aged 80 years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7. 1838 entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain Widows" That she was is the widow of David Turner who was a native of Situate in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and who as she believes and from what she has heard him say rendered several short Tours of Service in the War of the Revolution in the Massachusetts Militia but the number length and dates of his Tours of Service and the names of his Officers she is unable with certainty to state but has reason to believe that he was first engaged in the Autumn of 1776 - for the space of about two months in Col. Cushing's Regiment. She has also reason to believe that he performed one or more short Tours of Service in each of the years 1777, 78, 79, and 80 but as before stated she is unable definitely to describe the same or to give the names of his Officers but thinks he served in all to the amount-

of one year or thereabouts - that she comes to this conclusion from what she recalls to have heard her husband say upon the subject in his life time
She further declares that she was married to the said David Turner on the _____ day of November in the year eighteen hundred and eighty one at said Lynn by the Rev W m Conant her name previous to her marriage being Rhoda Porter that her husband the aforesaid David Turner died on the fifth day of September eighteen hundred and twenty six that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and ninety four viz at the time above stated -
Rhoda her X Turner mark
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me I further certify that by reason of old age and general debility of body the said applicant cannot attend the Court She lives about fifteen miles from Haverhill the nearest place to her residence where any of our Courts sit
J. C. Churchill Justice of Court of P. Pleas
I further certify that satisfactory evidence has been adduced to me this 10 th day of July 1845 that David Turner the husband of the above named Rhoda Turner died on the fifth day of September 1826 at his residence in said Lynn in the seventy fourth year of his age
J. C. Churchill J. C. P. Pleas

State of New Hampshire Grafton County ss.
Nathan B. Folsom, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County & State aforesaid, do hereby certify that David C. Churchill is an acting judge of said Court, duly commissioned & qualified; that his commission was dated on the 24 th day of November A.D. 1834 & went into effect on the 16 th day of December A.D. 1834; and that his two signatures above written (on the last preceding page of this sheet) are genuine. Given under my hand & the seal of said Court. This 11 th day of July 1845.
N. B. Folsom Clerk

V 13071 Rhoda Turner Ms. A. 9. 2. 10 Let. to John Bryan Oct 26. 1846 James M. Johnson Chf R G H G.
at 7 th July 1838.

  76. July -  Capt. Barker Cushing  about 2 mo    " Dec. "  Nye Plymouth  " 15 or 20 d's    77 Sep. "  Plympton - Haws Boston  " 1 mo    78 June "  Ware - Wade  " 1 —    "  Cowell - Haws -  " 3 —    80 July  Sheldon - Manning -  " 3 —  

No 13071 Rhoda Tarnu NH
Sale to J Bryant Oct 26, 46
" " " J H Johnson Feb 21, 49
Hon H. Hibbard May 13 th 1850
Sam May 22, 1851
D. K. Lydon Jun 21/51
10761
at 7 July 1838

REJECTED
10761
P.O. Theda Turner
Place: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____ _____ _____
Re-enlisted: _____ _____
Attorney: _____
P.O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Washington Feb. 4. 1851
Sir
John Bryant Esq. of Meriden N.H. informs me that he has recently addressed to your papers in support of certain applications for Pensions heretofore submitted by him.
Allow me to ask that you will give your attention to these cases as early as may be practicable.
Among these claims is that of Rhoda Leavitt  (Farmer) . I have am advised from some persons in my district that there is a meritorious claim which they think should be granted. I have no personal knowledge of the matter - but as it is one of long standing, I hope you will be able to pass upon it soon.
Very resp ly Yr. Affec d N. Hardy Hildreth
Jas. E. Scott Esq. Com d Pensions

Secretary's Office. Boston Sept. 14. 1846.
Sir,
I forward to you per mail, a duplicate of a certificate containing evidence of the military service of one David Turner in the war of the Revolution. His widow (Rhoda Turner) in her application to this Office, alleges that her husband was a native of Scituate in this State, and that he served under such and such officers, stating the time and length of his service under each - one of whom, it is known from the records in this office, belonged to Hampshire County - that officer was Capt Ebenezer Sheldon - Besides, the name of said Turner is borne upon a list of men mustered for 3 Months service in 1780, as a private of Northampton, in the County of Hampshire, and is probably the same individual, who served in Capt Sheldon's Company of that year. How the widow came to be possessed of such knowledge of her husband's service is not known to the department,

there having been no certificate issued from this office, containing evidence of service of any one of the names. Still the agent in the case, may if called upon account satisfactorily to all concerned, for the truth of the widows statements. Wishing to prevent fraud is the reason of my communicating to you the preceding. I have no reason to suspect it, inasmuch as of the very exact specification of times of service, &c. in the declaration. Respectfully, your obedient servant,
John C. Coffey.
James L. Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions Washington D. C.

State of New Hampshire Grafton: I Samuel Swasey Register of the Court of Probate holden at Plymouth in open said Court on the 19 th day of November A.D. 1850. do hereby certify that satisfactory evi- dence was exhibited at said Court that Rhoda Turner, late widow of David Turner late of Lyme in said County deceased, died at said Lyme on the 15 th day of April A.D. 1850. & that she left seven children only her surviving whose names are, Rhoda Smith, David Turner, Philip Turner, Thomas P. Turner, Ishua Turner, Benjamin Turner and Luther Turner.
I also certify that at a Court of Probate holden at Hanover in open said Court on the third Tuesday of August A.D. 1850. Philip Turner of Lyme in said County, was duly appointed Administrator of the Estate of the said Rhoda Turner deceased, & gave bonds as such as required by law, & a letter of Admin- istration issued to him accordingly, which letter remains unrevoked & in force as appears of Record. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court of Probate at Hanover on this the 25 th day of November A.D. 1850.
Samuel Swasey Reg.

I William S. Sloan of Lyson in the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire aged 81. years last August depos- and say that I was born in said Town of Lyson where I have ever since resided with the exception of about three years and during that period I lived in Fairlee Vt. about eight miles from said Lyson I was personally acquainted with David Turner late of said Lyson Deceased from the time he first came to Lyson until his death and am also well acquainted with Rhoda Turner widow of said David Turner, for the last thirty eight years I have lived within about a quarter of a mile of the late residence of said David Turner where his widow now resides, we being near neighbors frequently worked together and visited often - I used frequently to hear tell of his services in the Revolutionary War. he spoke of various times and places where he served and various circumstances which took place while he was in the Army, but I cannot now remember the particular places where he served or the par- ticular periods of his service but from what he did say I never had any doubt but that he was much engaged in his Country's Service during the Revolutionary War - these conver- sations were long ago and I did not charge my mind par- ticularly with them other than this I formed an impression that he was one that took part in the struggle for our Indep- -endence and I always respected him for it, and I now have no doubt that he was much engaged in his Country's Service during the Revolutionary War
Wm S. Sloan
State of New Hampshire Grafton County ss - (over)

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE.
I, THOMAS P. TREADWELL, Secretary of State aforesaid, do hereby certify, that David C. Churchill is an acting Justice of the Peace, in and for the County of Grafton — duly commissioned and qualified, and duly authorized by the Laws of said State to administer Oaths, take the acknowledgment of Deeds, &c. His Commission was dated on the twenty-fourth day of May 1849 and will expire on the twenty-fourth day of May — 1854 and his signature, as such, to the annexed instrument is genuine.
Given under my hand and the Seal of the State, this seventh — day of Feb y — 1850.
Thos P. Treadwell, Secretary of State.

Duplicate
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston;
Sept. 14. 1846
I 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 Department, it appears that the name of David Furner is borne upon a Pay Roll of Capt Joseph Parkers Company, in Col John Cushing's regt - for Service at Rhode Island, as a private from Septem- ber 21 to November 18 1776, 59 days - Upon a Pay Roll of Capt David Noyes Company that marched for defence of Elizabeth Island, December 7 1776 - 3 days - Upon a Pay Roll of Capt Ezekiel Plympton's Company, for Service at Rhode Island, as a private, from September 25 to October 28 1777, 1 Month 3 days - Said Capt Plympton's roll is dated "Westfield March 10, 1778" - Upon a Pay Roll of Lt Ezekiah Wadsworth's Company, in Col Wadsworth's regt for Service at Rhode Island as a private, from June 20 to July 14 1778, 25 days

Upon a Pay Roll of Capt Samuel Orwells' company in Col Hawes's regt, for Service at Rhode Island as a private, from July 26. 1778 22 days — Upon a Pay Abstract of Capt Almon Oranis Company, for Service in Boston as a private, from February 5 to May 4 1779, 2 Months and 29 days — Upon a Pay Roll of Capt Ebenezer Sheldon's Company, in Col Seth Murray's regt, as a private from July 13 to October 10 1780, including allowance of 7 days travel, 3 Months and 5 days. — No roll of Capt Parkin for July and August 1776.
And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone; and that said appli- cation, and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances within my knowledge, pertaining to the case.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John G. Paine,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Yours, Very respectfully, Dear Dr. Hild. J. L. Edwards
Rhoda Turner of N.H. widow of David Turner, claimant under the Act of the 7th July 1838 -
Doct Cyrus B. Hamilton Certificate to be used on a further consideration of her case Dec 5. 1829.

John Bryant, Esq. Meriden, New Hampshire

I Cyrus B. Hamilton of Lynn in the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire Practicing Physician and Surgeon do hereby certify that I have been well acquainted with Rebecca Turner of said Lynn widow of the late David Turner for the space of more than thirty years last past. She being the person to whom reference is had in the foregoing matter of the then J. S. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions to John Bryant Esq. of Mendon New Hampshire who there had the agency of said widow's claim to a pension for the services of her late husband the said David Turner, that I have this day called upon her with said letter in order to her answering if in her power for the means of information therein requested or expected but found it too late for her to do so on account of her being superannuated and so far deranged as not to know me or even her son with whom she has lived ever since the death of her husband - that she had an attack of the erysipelas some weeks since when I was called to visit her she did not then know me although I have her family Physician for many years past
Cyrus B. Hamilton
Grafton ss. Lynn December 5. 1849 Subscribed and sworn to before me. D. C. Churchill Justice of the Peace
I further certify that the said C. B. Hamilton is a practicing Physician and Surgeon and reputable in his profession profession D. C. Churchill J. P.; Peace
State of New Hampshire Grafton County ss. I J. D. Sleeper Clerk of the Court of the Court of Common Pleas within said County hereby certify that D. C. Churchill was on the 5 th day of December A.D. 1849

and ever since has been a Justice of the Peace within said County duly commissioned & qualified - I further certify that the within signatures purporting to be the said D. C. Churchill, are his genuine signatures - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court this seventeenth day of December Anno Domini 1849
Dr. Harper Clarke
Dear Garrison,
John Bryan, Esq.
Here then
Yours affectionately
Thos J. G. [unclear] [unclear] Barnes [unclear] [unclear] [unclear] [unclear] [unclear] [unclear] [unclear] [unclear] [unclear] [unclear] [unclear]

Pension Office, October 26th 1846.
Sir,
In the declaration of Rhoda Turner, made in July 1845, she declares, under Oath that she had no knowledge of the period and length of Officers in any one term of her husband's service, and in her application to the Secretary of Mass. on the 25th July, 1846, she details five terms of service as to date, length, names of Officers, Station, &c. corresponding on those points with the terms credited on the records to the deceased David Turner embraced in the Secretary's certificate.
You will readily perceive the necessity of accounting for the means of information by which a declaration subscribed by her with a mark should set forth with most extraordinary exactitude the minute details of five terms some twelve months after the declarant, upon Oath, had asserted a total ignorance of the particulars of any one term of her husband's service.

Rhoda Turner widow of David Turner N.D. Claimant Act July, 30
Wm Gardner Dep.
Dec 5 1829
[Faint mirrored handwriting from the reverse side of the page]

I William Gardner formerly a resident of Situate in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts but now and for many years past of Lynn in the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire age upwards of 82 years do hereby depose and say that I live a neighbor to and have long been acquainted with Rhoda Turner widow of the late David Turner of said Lynn who was reputed to have been a Massachusetts soldier of the Revolution for whose services the said Rhoda Turner is as I understand a claimant for a Pension. The said David Turner and myself were both natives of said Situate I was then well acquainted with him during the time of the Revolutionary War in which I have no doubt the said David Turner was engaged for several years, but when and under whose command I cannot state further than to state that I have recently seen a paper purporting to be an original Roll of Capt Abner Cram's Company whereby Ralph Thompson and Robert Cook were Lieutenants that in said Roll were borne the names of three individuals of said Situate with whom I was intimately acquainted at the time, to wit: Oliver Gideon Stetson, Samuel Stockbridge and David Turner . The identity of the latter I had the means of knowing as I lived in the same neighborhood with his brother Philip Turner who was a shoemaker and of whom I learned the trade. The said David Turner was my senior in years and his trade was that of a Carpenter and Joiner and worked at that trade in said Situate and in the neighboring Towns when not engaged in the Country Service in the time of the war in which I took no part myself being young at the time of the commencement thereof, but was subsequently once called upon to do a turn of service but my master as he was then called being unwilling

that I should go procured another man to go in my stead — I further depose and say that the said David Tuer not soon after the close of the war removed from said Situate to said Lyme where he resided until his death, subsequent to his removal to said Lyme I also removed to the same place where my acquaintance continued, that when I first began in said Lyme I boarded in his family and we worked together by way of exchange of work I purchased a farm within about a half a mile of his on which I have ever since lived, said Tuer being a House Carpenter and Joiner built my House and Barn in said Lyme so that from my early and continued acquaintance with him until his death I cannot be mistaken as to his identity — said Farm of Situate is in the County of Plymouth and about twenty eight miles from Boston. W m Gardner
State of New Hampshire Grafton ss. Lyme December 5 th 1849 Sworn to and subscribed by the said William Gardner before me — I further certify that I have long been acquainted with the said William Gardner. That he sustains a good moral character, is very intelligent for a person of his age and that in my opinion full credit may be given to his statement above. D. G. Gilmere Just: Peace.

State of New Hampshire Grafton County ss.
I J. D. Sleeper Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County, hereby cer- tify that D. C. Churchill was on the 5 th day of December A.D. 1849 & ever since has been a Justice of the Peace within and for said County duly Commissioned and qualified. I further certify that the foregoing signature purporting to be the said D. C. Churchill is his genuine signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this seventeenth day of December Anno Domini 1849
J. D. Sleeper Clerk

Rhoda Turner of NHC
act 7th July 1838 - certificate to
be used in support of her/pending claim
Feb 15 1850

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston, February 18 th 1850.
I hereby Certify, That at the date of the annexed attestation William Young was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Plymouth,
in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and qualified; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
J. D. Sleeper
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
number 251110 It was sent whether

My Town Clerks Office Scituate Feb'y. 15: 1850
I Edward James of the Town Clerk of Scituate in the County Plymouth Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Do hereby certify that upon application to me for evidence that David Turner late of Lyne in the State of New Hamp- shire deceased who was the husband of Rhoda Turner was formerly a resident of this Town and that he was at various times engaged, in the Massachusetts service of the Revolution from the year 1776 to 1780. I have searched the books in this office for evidence of his residence, and revolutionary service, but without being able to find his, or the names of the others, who were engaged in service in this Town, except that of Col. John Cushing, But I do find evidence contained in votes of the Town that provision was made for raising and paying men, from 1776 to 1780 and including both of said years. At a meeting held at said Scituate in September 23 d 1776 "It was put whether

the Town would raise any money for y e Encouragement for raising men for y e State of Rhode Island & past in the affirmative. Said Town Voted to Raise 40/ pr. month a man, as an additional encouragement to the Continentals pay to be paid in pro- portion to the time they are in the service of the two months that is affixed by the General Court— also Voted that the Town should pay 20/ a piece to the men y t shall appear to go the campaign before they march as y e Town is 1/2 months advanced pay— Voted that the Selectmen be desired to raise the money for the Town to pay the 20/ advanced pay to the men as above & att y e afores d meeting s d Town Voted that all y e polls & estate in the Town be taxed for the payment of y e afores d 40/ saving the non commissioned officers & privates that are now in y e Continental service upon Continental pay without any Bounty or allowance & that are now out of this State."
At a meeting of said Town Oct. 6, 1777
"Voted that the Town will raise money to pay those men that are gone forward into the service upon a secret expedition which are inhabitants of this Town each one equally 2 d Voted that the Town will give each of those men that are gone forth upon

the present expedition, and of this Town the sum of twelve Pounds each.
I find evidence contained in a vote passed December 29, 1777, that Col. John Lushing was a resident of this Town which vote reads as follows to wit:
"Voted to desire Col. Lushing when there is a call for men to be Raised in Town that y e Col o would order y e militia in Town to meet at one place in order to raise s d men"
I further certify that the site of this town is upon the Massachusetts bay in the vicinity of Boston. That there is a harbor here for and that I have reason to believe from what I have discovered in the books in this office that some guard service here in the was rendered here in the time of the war of the Revolution. Also that men were raised here to perform guard service at Boston
Attest Edward James Town Clerk
Commonwealth of Massachusetts of Scituate Ms. Plumbeuth ff. Feb 1 st 1880
Personally appeared the above named Edward James Town clerk of the Town of Scituate and made oath to the above certificate by him subscribed - Before me - William Young, Justice of the Peace

The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is hereby requested to furnish evidence from the rolls and records in his office of the service of my husband David Turner in the war of the Revolution who was a native of Situate in the County of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts and a resident of said State while engaged in the service he performed, and until about the year 1781 when he removed to New Hampshire, I am unable to state with certainty the number of towns of service and places when he served, but have reason to believe that he was first engaged in 1776 in July & August under Capt Parker Col Cushing's Regt about two months, in December of the same year a short tour under Capt Vye of 15 or 20 days at Elizabeth Island Plymouth County Massachusetts.
1777 in Sept & October under a Capt Plympton I think in Col Haws Regt about one month
1778 in June & July in Capt Wares Company Col Haws Mass. Regt about one month
and in Capt Bowels Co, Col Haws Regt in July & August about one month.
1779 under Capt Crane about three months service in the vicinity of Boston in the Spring of the year.
1780 in July August Sept & October about three months under Capt Sheldon in Col Mannings Regt
I am now in the 83 rd year of my age and my memory does not enable me to state my husbands services more definitely than above stated
Witness my hand this 25 th day of July 1846
witness Rhoda Smith
Signed by said Rhoda Turner in my presence
her Rhoda J Turner mark
Sylvanus Haws Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston;
September 14. 1846.
I 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 Department, it appears that the name of David Furner is borne upon a Pay Roll of Capt Joseph Parker's Company, in Col John Washings Regt for Service at Rhode Island, as a private from September 21 to November 15 1776, 59 days. Upon a Pay Roll of Capt David Nye's Company that marched for the defence of Elizabeth Islands, December 7 1776 as a private, 3 days. Upon a Pay Roll of Capt Ezekiel Plympton's Company, for Service at Rhode Island, as a private from September 25 to October 28 1777, 1 Month and 7 days. Said Capt Plympton's roll is dated "Medfield March 10. 1778". Upon a Pay Roll of Lt Hezekiah Wain's Company, in Col Wadsworth's Regt for Service at Rhode Island, as a private from 1-29 1-7

25 June 20 to July 14 1778, 25 days.
Upon a Pay Roll of Capt Samuel Cowell's Company, in Col Hawkes's regt for Service at Rhode Island, as a
22 private from July 26 1778, 22 days
Upon a Pay Abstract of Capt Abner
Orams Company, for Service in Boston as a private
22 From February 5 to May 4 1779, 2 Months and 29
days - Upon a Pay Roll of Capt Ebenezer Sheldon's Company, in Col Seth Murray's regt, as a private
35 From July 13 to October 10 1780, including allowance
of 7 days travel. 3 Months and 5 days ————— No roll
And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of Capt Park's of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this for July & Au- Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search gust 1776. was made by myself and my clerks alone; and that said application, and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances within my knowledge, pertaining to the case.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John G. Palfrey,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Declaration of Rhoda Turner. Widow of Daniel Turner, a soldier of the Revolution
J. H. ... JMK

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Office of Secretary of State.
I, Thomas P. Treadwell, Secretary of State aforesaid, do hereby certify, that David G. Churchill — is an acting Justice of the Peace, in and for the County of Grafton — duly Commissioned and qualified, and duly authorized by the Laws of said State to administer Oaths, take the acknowledgment of Deeds, &c. His Commission was dated on the 20 th — day of May — 1844 and will expire on the 20 th — day of May — 1849 and his signature, as such, to the annexed instrument is genuine. Given under my hand and the Seal of the State, this 19 th — day of January — 1849.
Thomas P. Treadwell
Secretary of State.

DECLARATION
ain the benefits of the Act of Congress of 2d February, 1848, entitled "An Act making further provision for surviving Widows and Soldiers of the Revolution.
STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE. }
County of Grafton ss. }
ON THIS fourth day of January 184 9 personally appeared
before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County,
Rhoda Turner in the County of Grafton aforesaid
a resident of Lyone
aged upwards of 83 years, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed
on the 2d February, 1848, granting pensions to Widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary
War: That she is the Widow of David Turner who was formerly a who was resident of, and who died at said Lyone in September 1826 , and who had been a Massachusetts soldier in the War of the Revolution wherein as she has reason to believe from what she recollects to have heard from him and others, say he was engaged in several short tours of service in the years 1776, 77, 78 & 1779 to the amount in all of not far from one year for which she some time since asserted a claim to a pension and has now on file at the Pension Office a suspended claim under the Act of the 7th July 1838 & is still a claimant under said Act, the subsequent acts of March 1843 & June 17th 1844 - to the benefit of which, she believes herself justly entitled and therefore to the benefit also of the above named Act of the 2d February 1848 for which she hereby prays an allowance and in order therefor that her suspended claim may be first taken up and admitted for the services of her late husband as shown by the Certificate of the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts now supposed to be on file in the Office of the Hon. Commissioner of Pensions. She further declares that she is still a widow.
Rhoda Turner mark.
Sworn and subscribed on the day and year above written—Before
D. G. Churchill
Justice of the Peace.
I FURTHER CERTIFY, That the above Declarant is personally known to me.
D. G. Churchill
Justice of the Peace.
State of New-Hampshire.
COUNTY, SS.
Clerk of the Court of Common
I, Pleas, of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated on the day of 184 and will expire on the day of 18 and that his signature above written is genuine.
Given under my hand, and the seal of said County, this
day of
18
CLERK.